Posted on 01. Nov, 2021 in: News

Schmeichel’s father was a spy

Former Danish football star Peter Schmeichel has admitted his father was a double agent at the height of the Cold War. The ex-Manchester United player, voted the best goalkeeper in the world in…

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Posted on 01. Nov, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Infections dip but hospitalisations at 8-month high….Testing capacity doubled as virus spreads…Health Minister monitoring new variant…. 1,532 new corona cases were reported Sunday as the daily infection figures dipped slightly.  The results were…

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Posted on 01. Nov, 2021 in: News

Unemployment down

The jobless figures continued to improve in September as the economy recovered. The official Statistics Denmark figures, released Friday, show the number of jobless fell by 5,400 to 94,600 in September from 100,000…

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Posted on 31. Oct, 2021 in: News

Good week, Bad week…

It was a good week for… The Danish Agency for Labour Market and Recruitment (STAR) which has nabbed hundreds of social frauds illegally going on holiday while claiming social entitlements – local authorities…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2021 in: News

‘Minkgate’ becomes ‘Textgate’ as PM is grilled on deleted messages

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen faced a barrage of questions throughout Thursday from journalists eager to know why she and her senior staff members deleted text messages last year regarding the government’s decision to…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2021 in: News

Justice Minister rejects call to involve police in growing text message scandal

Justice Minister Nick Hækkerup has dismissed the Liberals’ (Venstre) call to allow the police to investigate the PM’s deleted text messages. In a written statement, Thursday, the minister said he could see no…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Pandemic spreading…Hospitalisations at 7-month high….Spike in infections over half-term break….Experts call for restrictions…. 1,871 new corona cases were reported Thursday as the daily infection figures topped 1,000 for the ninth day in a…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2021 in: News

Denmark joins international condemnation of Israel

Just one day after the U.S. criticised Israel for its plan to build 3,000 new homes in the occupied West Bank, Denmark, alongside France, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland,…

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2021 in: News

High Court increases sentencing in alleged racist slaying

Two brothers sentenced to 14 years in prison each for the murder of a bi-racial man on the island of Bornholm last year have had their prison terms increased by the High Court….

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Posted on 29. Oct, 2021 in: News

Courts speed up deportations for foreign criminals

Danish courts continue to deport foreign criminals at a fast rate. A 21-year-old Lithuanian man was given a lengthy prison sentence by the High Court , Thursday, with deportation to follow, after being…

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7:59 – All the Danish News That Fits

7:59 – Danish News Today, is the most reliable source of daily Danish news in English for diplomats, the ex-pat community, the business sector, or anyone in Denmark or abroad seeking an insight into what’s happening in Denmark right now.

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7:59: TODAS LAS NOTICIAS DANESAS DEL MOMENTO.
7:59-Noticias Danesas de Hoy es una nueva fuente de noticias en inglés dirigida especialmente al cuerpo diplomático, extranjeros viviendo en Dinamarca

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