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  • Central and West Jutland Police will test body cams

    Mid and West Jutland Police are set to test body cameras among nine motorcycle officers in their daily operations. This initiative aims to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using body cameras, particularly their impact on interactions between police and citizens. By documenting encounters, the police hope to enhance transparency and accountability in their work. […]


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  • Half of female conscripts report unwanted sexual attention and harassment

    More than half of female conscripts answer in a new study that they have experienced at least one case of unwanted sexual attention and harassment during their military service.This according to an internal report from the Danish Armed Forces, writes DR.The women state that they have experienced derogatory speech, that they feel excluded from tasks […]


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  • Radikale ousts their own mayor in Copenhagen

    Culture and leisure mayor Mia Nyegaard has been ousted as De Radikale’s lead candidate in Copenhagen for next year’s municipal elections.On Sunday, Nyegaard lost a no-confidence vote at an extraordinary annual meeting of  Radikale Venstre voters’ association in Copenhagen Municipality.88 voted to oust the mayor as leading candidate, while 43 voted against.“The result is that […]


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  • A 29-year-old was killed in North Jutland

    A 29-year-old man died Sunday morning following a stabbing in Fjerritslev, North Jutland. Four individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident. Three of them, two men aged 45 and 32, and a 24-year-old woman, have been remanded in custody for four weeks. According to charges read in the Court in Aalborg, the victim […]


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  • The average mortgage rate offered by banks falls by 0.25 percentage

    New declines in Danish bank mortgage rates in October have pushed them to their lowest level in two years, with cooperative housing loan rates dropping for 11 consecutive months, according to Mybanker’s data. The average mortgage rate offered by banks fell by 0.25 percentage points to 4.65% in October, the lowest in two years. Cooperative […]


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  • Warhol artwork featuring Queen Margrethe stolen from museum

    A silk screen of Queen Margrethe has been stolen from a gallery in the Netherlands, along with another piece by Andy Warhol, as reported by Dutch media outlet NOS. The thief tried to take four artworks but only got away with two, leaving the others on the street. The gallery owner, Mark Peet Visser, said […]


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  • DM and KS merge into a single union

    More than 10,000 members from the Union of Communication and Language (KS) and the academic union DM have now merged, forming one union under the name DM Kommunikation. This merger unites professionals in communication, language, and marketing within a single organization.According to Camilla Gregersen, chair of DM, the combined union will bring a stronger voice […]


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  • Deadly virus killed more than 100,000 blackbirds, says organization

    DOF BirdLife estimates that more than 100,000 Danish blackbirds have died in recent months due to the Usutu virus.The Usutu virus, a deadly disease transmitted by mosquitoes, has significantly affected Denmark’s blackbird population, leading to numerous reports of dead and weakened birds. The Statens Serum Institut has confirmed infected blackbirds in 24 municipalities, raising concern […]


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  • Sales of electric cars broke records again in October

    Among the 14,409 new passenger cars that were registered in October, more than 60 percent were electric cars. This is a new record for the highest share of electricity in sales, writes Mobility Denmark in a press release.“We can see that the Danish car market is solid and stable compared to last year. We are […]


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  • Danes might yet again adopt children

    Since January, only very few adopted children have come to Denmark from abroad. This is because Denmark’s only adoption agency, DIA (Danish International Adoption), stopped working as an intermediary for adoption at the beginning of the year, writes DR.It happened after the Ministry of Social Affairs announced that it would put adoptions from abroad on […]


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  • The number for absenteeism in Public Schools is increasing

    Figures from the Ministry of Children and Education show that in the 2023-2024 school year, 21.6 percent of students had more than 10 percent absence, Ritzau reports.“It is very worrying. It is higher than last year, and already last year I thought it was terrible to see,” says director of Børns Vilkår Rasmus Kjeldahl.The number […]


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  • Danske Bank and Maersk grow in the third quarter

    Two of the main companies in the C25 (the top 25 companies listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange) have announced growth. Danske Bank and Maersk published their financial results for the third quarter.Danske Bank posted a third-quarter profit of DKK 6.2 billion after tax and subsequently raised its annual profit expectations. The leading Danish bank […]


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