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    Both Tauson and Rune are ready for Indian Wells

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    Jesper Skeel

    Both Danish players will start the tournament in the second round, and Rune will face French, and Tauson will face.

    Both Danes are considered favourites as Rune who is seeded 12# in the tournament is facing French Corentin Moutet currently ranked #79 in the world.

    Rune has struggled with illness, and comes from 6 wins and 6 losses this year, whereas Tauson, has had a great start to the 2025 by reaching the finals in the WTA 1000 tournament in Dubai, and must be confident with her all time high on the WTA rankings as number #22

    Tauson will face the worlds number #53Camilla Osorio from Columbia who surprisingly won against former Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka, in the first round of the American tournament.

    Indian Wells is played on hardcourt and ranks just below the Grand Slams and the Season finals.

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    Nurses return to work in Danish hospitals

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    The Copenhagen Post

    A much higher proportion of vacant nursing positions are being filled than has been the case in recent years, Jyllands-Posten reports.According to figures from the Danish Labour Market and Recruitment Agency, 14 percent of the advertised nursing positions are not filled. About two years ago, it was 45 percent.“We have moved quickly from significant challenges […]

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    More travelers at Copenhagen Airport despite fewer flights

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    The Copenhagen Post

    1.98 million travelers passed through Copenhagen Airport in February. This is 7 percent more than last year, Copenhagen Airport announced in a press release.The number of planes taking off and landing at the airport is lower than six years ago, when the number of passengers was the same as now.“During the two winter holidays alone, […]

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    Musk reposted an insult to Danish PM Mette F. on X

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    We are all used to the intemperance of the richest man on the planet and member of the Trump administration, Elon Musk, who on social media, and not only there, has often taken liberties in offending heads of governments and states around the world.This time, he did it with the Danish Prime Minister, reposting a […]

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    Novo Nordisk lowers price of Wegovy in the U.S. significantly

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    Tristan Fender

    Novo Nordisk has announced a major price reduction for its weight loss drug Wegovy in the United States, cutting the cost from around 1,300 to 499 dollars per month.According to Watchmedier, the company has introduced a new purchasing option that allows Americans without health insurance to buy the drug directly at the reduced price of […]

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    Greenland’s PM responds to Trump’s comments: “We are not for sale”

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    Tristan Fender

    Greenland’s Prime Minister, Múte B. Egede, responded to Trump’s remarks about acquiring Greenland.In a Facebook post, Egede made it clear that Greenland is not for sale. He stated, “Greenland is ours. We do not want to be Americans, nor Danes. We are Greenlanders.” The US president again mentioned the idea of purchasing Greenland.“We will keep you […]

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    Trump mentioned Greenland again in his Congress speech

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    During his speech to Congress yesterday, Donald Trump talked about Greenland again. The president of the United States said, “We are working with all parties involved to acquire the land. We truly need it for global security, and I believe we will get Greenland—one way or another.”Trump also addressed Greenlanders: “And I also have a […]

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    Danes spent 25.8 billion DKK on new cars in 2024

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    People in Denmark spent 25.8 billion DKK on new cars in 2024, a slight decrease from 26.0 billion DKK in 2023. The drop of 0.9% was driven by fewer purchases—61,600 new cars compared to 65,200 in 2023—despite a rise in average car prices. The average new car cost 415,500 DKK in 2024, up from 389,600 […]

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    Denmark and Finland strengthen defense ties with new agreement

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    Tristan Fender

    Denmark and Finland have signed a new defense agreement to strengthen Nordic security cooperation.Danish Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen and his Finnish counterpart, Antti Häkkänen, agreed to a closer collaboration in the Baltic Sea, NATO training missions, and operations involving F-35 fighter jets.This includes “training, lending of personnel. and joint training in the Nordic […]

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    260,000 citizens affected by data breach at Region Midtjylland

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    The Copenhagen Post

    Citizens from several regions are affected by a personal data breach.An error in the setup of an IT platform has given employees in Region Midtjylland potential access to sensitive personal data.335 employees have looked at data where the purpose cannot be immediately explained, writes the region.However, there is nothing to indicate that data has been […]

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    No money, no soldiers to operate weapons in Denmark

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    The Copenhagen Post

    With the words ‘buy, buy, buy’, the government recently announced that the Armed Forces will receive an additional 50 billion DKK in the coming years.But the money will not go to pay Danish soldiers, said Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen at a press conference on January 20, DR reports.“Our buildings are in poor shape. […]

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    Danish consumers are becoming increasingly critical of the USA

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    The Copenhagen Post

    The new President Trump’s actions are causing more and more Danes to dump products and travels to the USA.Several Danish travel companies are experiencing that Danish travelers are skipping US as a travel destination.This applies to Jysk Rejsebureau and USA-Rejser, among others.“Over the past two months, when we compare it with the same period the […]

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