Islamic State recruiting young boys in Syria camp – Danish kids at risk
The Islamic State has reportedly set up a recruitment unit for boys in the al-Hol detention camp in Syria where Danish children are housed. Tabloid daily Ekstra Bladet reports this morning that the government…
MoreU.S. to supply ‘snoop’ drone for Arctic surveillance
The American MQ-9B unarmed Sky Guardian aircraft has emerged as the favourite to become Denmark’s new ‘snoop’ drone in the arctic. In February, Parliament granted the military an extra DKK1.5bn for arctic surveillance, including…
MoreVirus updates
Slight spike in infections…11% vaccinated but 0.6% become infected….Government drops twice a week testing…. 772 new corona cases were reported, Monday, a slight increase, while the number of patients hospitalised by covid rose…
MoreLondon trial of tax scammer gets underway
The first round of Denmark’s DKK13bn ($2bn) lawsuit against alleged tax fraudster Sanjay Shah got underway in London, Monday. The Danish tax authority is trying to claw back massive tax rebates it claims…
MoreHealth Ministry refuses to release crucial mink memo
The Ministry of Health has refused to hand over a ‘smoking gun’ memo showing the mink-associated variant, cluster 5, that led to the nationwide cull of Denmark’s entire mink herd, wasn’t seen as…
MoreStøjberg fuels debate: Danish kids are at home – in Syria
Ex-immigration ministry Inger Støjberg has dismissed intelligence agency warnings that Danish children in Syrian detention camps could become terrorists if they aren’t allowed to return home. Following reports that Military Intelligence (Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste…
MoreVirus updates
Infection rate remains stable…..New AstraZeneca death…. 657 new corona cases were reported Sunday, based on 228,686 tests, a positivity rate of 0.29%. After a 5-day drop the number of patients hospitalised by covid…
MorePM to India
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will be visiting New Delhi next month, the first head of government to visit the country since the start of the epidemic 12 months ago according to India news media….
MoreDanes aren’t as happy
Denmark is struggling to re-win its cherished reputation as the world’s happiest country, a title it lost five years ago. For the fourth year in a row, Finland has been named the happiest…
MoreBusiness shorts
Housing market boom but no bubble…..Pension fund halts investment in human rights violators….Danske Bank struggles to recover from money-laundering scandal…. The housing market may be booming there’s no sign of a property bubble…
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