Grass roots Social Democrats challenge party’s Syria kids policy
The Social Democrats are facing resistance within their own ranks for the government’s refusal to repatriate 19 Danish children from two refugee camps in Syria. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has repeatedly stated she…
MoreMen in Black protest against activist’s prison sentence
The anti-lockdown Men In Black group returned to the streets, Saturday, to protest against the jail sentence handed down to one of their members for inciting violence at an earlier demonstration. On Friday…
MoreVirus updates
Virus ‘under control’…WHO backs Astra Zeneca despite Danish reservations….Denmark sends medical team to Slovakia…. 541 new corona cases were reported Sunday, a further indication that the epicemic has stabilised according to Associate Professor…
MoreU.S. Secretary of State makes courtesy call to Kofod
Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Sunday. According to a U.S. State Department read-out, the two discussed the importance of advancing mutual goals, including combatting climate…
MoreTest flight for Denmark’s new fighter jet
The first of Denmark’s new fleet of JSF-35 fighter jets was given its first, full test flight in the U.S. last week. The plane is part of the multi-billion purchase of 27 Lockheed Martin’s…
MoreGovernment suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine following serious side effects
The government has temporarily suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s corona vaccine after some people who received the jab later developed blood clots, including a 60-year old woman who died. Head of the Danish Health…
MoreEMA defends vaccine despite deaths
The 60-year-old Danish woman who died from a blood clot was innoculated with a vaccine from the same batch that a nurse in Austria received and died 90 minutes later. Austria announced on…
MoreVaccination deadline pushed back
The final date for when everybody in this country is vaccinated has been pushed back again. According to the Danish Health Authority’s (DHA) latest timetable Denmark will receive 2.2 fewer vaccines over the…
MoreVirus updates
Steep rise in infections….PM agrees with Liberals’ plan…. 862 new corona cases were reported, Thursday, more than 300 up on the figures from the start of the week – however, the figure was…
MoreSave the Children criticises refugee policy
The Save the Children organisation has denounced the Danish Refugee Authority’s move to strip 94 Syrian refugees of their residency permits. Anne Margrethe Rasmussen, a spokesperson for Save The Children Denmark, said, children…
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