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    Maersk raises 2024 revenue projections as Red Sea turbulence continues

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    Shipping group Maersk raised projections for its full-year earnings on Thursday, as it predicted disruption to Red Sea routes would continue “at least until the end of 2024”, while demand would remain high.The Danish company now expects global container market volumes to grow by 4-6 percent this year, up from its earlier forecast of the […]

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    Growing number of young people have gum damage from nicotine pouches

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    Nicotine pouches (snus) and smokeless nicotine (snuff) have become popular among young people in Denmark.In the past two years, almost 60 percent of the country’s dentists say they have treated “several” 19-29-year-olds with oral damage caused by snus and snuff, according to a new survey by the Dental Association of almost 900 dentists.The number is […]

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    July was the busiest month ever at Copenhagen Airport

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    In July, almost 3.2 million passengers made their way past Copenhagen Airport.This makes the month the busiest in the airport’s history, the Airport writes in a press release.“We are happy that the desire to travel is still great among Danes and southern Swedes. We can also see that quite a lot of international guests come […]

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    Olympics: Badminton, dressage and boxing carry Denmark’s hopes for a first Olympic medal

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    The Copenhagen Post

    A lot of Danes are very in to sports and pay tribute to their international stars when chance presents itself. After a disappointing Euro 24 and second place to Jonas Vingegaard in the Tour de France, the nation’s eyes now rest heavily on the Olympics in Paris.And here, almost halfway through, three somewhat rare sports […]

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    Police warn against housing fraudsters

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    The Copenhagen Post

    Many young people have been accepted to a new study. Several of them – including international students – are looking for accommodation. This is the time for The Copenhagen Police and the National Unit for Special Crime to warn against housing fraudsters.Especially in Copenhagen, fraudsters take advantage of the fact that affordable housing is hard […]

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    One in three shops busted selling tobacco and alcohol to teens

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    In the one month since the Danish Safety Technology Authority began sending teenage secret shoppers into Denmark’s supermarkets, kiosks and petrol stations, it has busted one in three outlets for underage sales of alcohol and tobacco.Of the more than 600 visits conducted so far, 195 shops were caught unlawfully selling to the government’s 15-17 year […]

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    International tourists welcome the green CopenPay initiative

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    Since 15 July, tourists in Copenhagen who take part in green activities like litter-picking, cycling, or volunteering at urban farms on their holiday have been rewarded with free or discounted cultural experiences during their trip. It is a bid by the Danish capital’s official tourism agency to “get tourists to act more sustainably”.The initiative, called […]

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    1 August is the biggest moving day of the year

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    Last year, 35,000 Danes changed their addresses in the CPR register on 1 August, making it the biggest moving day of the year, according to Danmarks Statistik.Since 2011, August has been the month with the highest number of moves – with the exception of 2021.In 2023, there was an abnormally high number of moves in […]

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    Netflix greenlights interview series based on popular Danish show

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    The American streaming giant Netflix has greenlit an interview-led documentary show based on the Danish programme Det Sidste Ord (The Last Word).According to Variety, the show will be called Famous Last Words and will mirror the concept of the Danish version, in which famous people give a secret interview, which will only be broadcast after […]

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    Copenhagen Airport breaks passenger record two days in a row

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    Copenhagen Airport experienced its busiest days on record on Sunday and Monday. On Sunday, 111,000 passengers passed through the airport. On Monday it was 113,000, writes TV 2 Kosmopol. The previous passenger record of 109,000 in one day was 28 June 2019. Aviation analyst Jacob Pedersen from Sydbank tells Ritzau news agency that “Europeans’ great desire […]

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    Denmark’s workforce shortage will drive companies to relocate, says business association

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    Several municipalities in Denmark will see such a significant drop in their workforce that companies may be forced to relocate, according to a new 2050 projection by the business association Dansk Erhverv, writes Finans.Its analysis found that the workforce will decrease in 78 of the 98 municipalities in the coming 25 years. In a handful of […]

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    Danish politician appointed to important European Parliament post

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    When Danes voted for their European Parliamentary representatives in the EP elections last month, SF’s Kira Marie Peter-Hansen garnered the most votes of all the Danish candidates.Yesterday, she secured the position of coordinator in the European Parliament’s economic committee for the left-wing EP group The Greens, where she sat as an ordinary member in the […]

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