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    Protesters burn Palestian flag on Kongens Nytorv

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    Julie Llopes

    The protester burnt the Palestinian flag after giving an anti-islam speech (Photo : Seljan Zeynalli, The Copenhagn Post)This Friday evening around 6:30pm on Kongens Nytorv, a group of 3 men protested in front of a banner reading “Fuck Islam”.In front of several people watching, some reacting, they burnt a Palestinian flag, and what appeared to […]

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    Paludan convicted for Quran burning in Denmark’s first case under new law

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    Rasmus Paludan, founder of the far-right party Stram Kur, and his associate, Dennis Corell Iversen, have been found guilty of violating Denmark’s recently enacted Quran law, approved in late 2023 after a series of episodes involving people burning the Quran. This is the first conviction of its kind in the country. The Court of Bornholm […]

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    Capital city water supplier urges to mind water usage

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    The Copenhagen Post

    The drought index is high, and Danes are using more water than usual. This could soon lead to restrictions, according to the Capital Region Water Supply Company, HOFOR.TV 2 Kosmopol writes that around one million customers are currently using much more water than usual, about 10 percent more. This is putting pressure on the utility […]

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    Today is the last school day for 9th and 10th graders across Denmark

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    Today is the last school day for 9th and 10th graders across Denmark. It’s a special day for people around 16 years old: after years together, they celebrate their last day as a group, before they take different paths: gymnasiums, technical or professional schools, and so on. The last day of school is also known […]

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    Sissal sings Denmark to the final in Eurovision

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    The Copenhagen Post

    With the catchy tune “Hallucination” performed by Faroese native Sissal, Denmark has reached the Eurovision final for the first time since 2019.The 30-year-old sang with great power and expression and earned a well-deserved final spot at the big song event in Basel, Switzerland.“It is first and foremost Sissal’s honour that Denmark is back in the […]

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    Demonstrations by climate activists at several locations in Copenhagen

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    If this morning you experienced delays or heavy traffic in central Copenhagen, it may have been due to roadblocks set up by climate activists from the group Nødbremsen.

    They are young activists, part of A22—a network that brings together 11 associations and informal groups in multiple countries.

    Starting early Friday, the group blocked several major roads, including H. C. Andersens Boulevard near the Glyptotek.

    On Facebook, they wrote:
    “While climate disasters rage worldwide, the government is busy celebrating their insufficient spreadsheet reductions and discussing which spreadsheet goals they should set next. When will they understand that the climate collapse is already taking place in front of our eyes and that the destruction of our livelihood—for example, the 15 new highways—must be stopped immediately, if we are not to lose the opportunity for a safe future? DMI has just announced that we could experience a drought in the month of May. This is the first time, in all the years DMI has measured the country’s drought index, that a drought day has occurred so early in the year.

    A picture of the roadblocks, posted by the activists’ page on Facebook

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    Mette Frederiksen: “A stronger Europe is necessary”

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    Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will join the European Political Community (EPC) summit today in Tirana. The summit, themed “A New Europe in a New World,” brings together over 40 heads of state and government.Frederiksen spoke in a press note before the event, saying, “We are at a turning point where the world order is changing. […]

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    Start of grass pollen season

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    Julie Llopes

    Asthma-Allergy Denmark has announced the start of grass pollen season, as pollen levels have now reached a threshold high enough to mark the start of the country’s most significant pollen nuisance.1 million Danes suffer from pollen allergies from lawns and wild grass areas, triggering symptoms such as asthma, watery eyes, runny nose, or fatigue.Both climate […]

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    Seven children detained in Copenhagen over series of youth robberies and assaults

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    Copenhagen Police detained seven children aged 12 to 14 on Thursday morning as part of an ongoing investigation into a series of robberies and assaults in the city’s central area. This brings the total number of children and youths arrested or detained in the case to 19, all boys.The crimes targeted other youths under 16 […]

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    Mother and daughter killed in crash near Ketting

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    A 25-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter have died following a serious traffic accident Tuesday evening near Ketting, close to Sønderborg, reports Jydske Vestkysten. The collision occurred around 7 p.m. on the main road, involving a head-on crash between two vehicles.

    The child was flown by helicopter to Odense University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead later that evening. The mother, who was critically injured, succumbed to her injuries Wednesday evening, according to people close to the family and confirmed by South and Southern Jutland Police.

    A 58-year-old woman in the second vehicle was also injured but is not in critical condition.

    Police report that the investigation is ongoing, with no charges filed at this stage. Authorities are awaiting the traffic inspector’s report, which will assess technical factors such as vehicle speed and condition to determine the cause of the accident.

    The road was closed until approximately 10:10 p.m. Tuesday.

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    Denmark open to Trump’s defense spending proposal, Says Foreign Minsiter

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    Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen says Denmark is open to meeting U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for NATO countries to spend 5 percent of GDP on defense — as long as the figure includes broader security expenses like emergency preparedness.Speaking ahead of a NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Turkey, Løkke noted, “If that’s the approach, […]

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    A few large companies drive a big part of Denmark’s economy

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    Seljan Zeynalli

    A small group of large companies plays an outsized role in Denmark’s private sector economy. Out of nearly 248,000 businesses in 2023, only 621 had more than 250 full-time employees. That’s just 0.3 percent — but these companies generated 44 percent of all value added and employed 34 percent of the full-time workforce in the […]

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