Posted on 27. Apr, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Stable infection rate…..Corona outbreak at Vestas…..Pub offers a vaccine shot and a beer….. 704 new corona cases were reported Monday, based on 204.130 tests, a positivity rate of 0.44 %, slightly up on…

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Posted on 27. Apr, 2021 in: News

Amnesty joins international outcry against government’s Syria refugees policy

Amnesty International has warned Denmark against illegally deporting hundreds of refugees back to a warzone in Syria. Following an international outcry against the government’s move to review the residency permits of 350 refugees,…

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Posted on 27. Apr, 2021 in: News

Mayor, sunk by MeToo, starts consultancy company

Disgraced ex-Lord Mayor of Copenhagen, Frank Jensen, has started his own consultancy company. Mr Jensen, who was forced to step down last October after several women came forward accusing him of sexual misconduct,…

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Posted on 27. Apr, 2021 in: News

Share fraudster used Jewish school to claim illegal tax refunds

Sanjay Shah, the alleged kingpin behind the multi-billion share dividend scam, has now been accused by German prosecutors of using a Jewish school in New York to execute trades totaling €920m ($1.1bn) as part…

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Posted on 27. Apr, 2021 in: News

Business shorts

Danske Bank squeezes customers with negative interest….Maersk swimming in profit as demand increases worldwide….US-DK agreement to decarbonise shipping….. Despite ex-Danske Bank CEO Chris Vogelzang’s guarantee last year that customers should never be forced…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2021 in: News

EU MEPs denounce Denmark’s Syria refugees policy

33 EU lawmakers have fired off a direct letter to Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen condemning the Danish government’s controversial repatriation policy for Syrian refugees. The MEPs write that ‘it is with great regret and…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2021 in: News

Germany’s Greens questions whether Denmark is a safe country for refugees

A new government in Germany after the September election could signal division with Denmark on refugee policy. In an interview with Berlingske, Claudia Roth, a leading member of the Greens who could become the…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2021 in: News

Education minister sounds the alarm at foreign student expenditure

Danish higher education institutions spent DKK23m ($3.6m) between 2018-20 trying to encourage foreign students to come to Denmark and enjoy free education and generous grants. A new study by the Ministry of Education…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2021 in: News

Left-wing call to recognise Armenia genocide

The Red/Greens have urged the government to copy Joe Biden who on Friday became the first US president to issue a statement formally describing the 1915 massacre of Armenians as genocide. The far-left…

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Posted on 26. Apr, 2021 in: News

Virus updates

Weekend dip in infections….Liberals’ proposal to extend reopening ‘irresponsible’….Denmark extends support to India…. 612 new corona cases were reported over the 24-hour Saturday-Sunday period, based on 204.130 tests, a positivity rate of 0.34…

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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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