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    Tougher sentences coming on Anti-Semitism

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    The Copenhagen Post

    Danish politicians have agreed to establish zones with increased punishment for hate crimes, for example of an anti-Semitic nature.This is presented at a press conference headed by Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard on Tuesday.All parties in Folketinget are in the agreement.“In these months and years, we have a huge obligation to do everything we can […]

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    Israeli company launches Novo Nordisk competitor weight-loss drug in US

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    In November last year, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a weight loss drug for the US market by the Indianapolis-based firm Eli Lilly, to rival the success of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy.The drug, Zepbound, is a rebrand of Eli Lilly’s type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro, which was already approved for use on the US […]

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    Stress increases the demand for health insurance

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    The Copenhagen Post

    In 2010, 1.2 million Danes had health insurance. Today, the number is 2.9 million – or almost as many as employed in Denmark, writes Berlingske.The vast majority of them have the insurance through their employer-paid pension scheme, says F&P, which represents companies within insurance and pensions.“Private health insurance and health schemes have become common property. […]

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    Crown Prince Christian graduates – looks ahead to conscription

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    The Danish Crown Prince has completed his final exam and thereby graduated from the high school Ordrup Gymnasium, reports Ekstra Bladet.There have been no official announcements about what the Crown Prince will do now that he is finished with school. In the DR program A royal journey, which aired in October 2023 around the time […]

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    First Muslim burial ground in Nordsjælland to be established

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    Hillerød Municipality has decided to establish the first Muslim burial ground in Nordsjælland. It is happening after a group of citizens, who all live in Hillerød and are Muslims, have applied for it, writes Sjællandske Nyheder.The burial site is to be in Hillerød, and the decision has been approved by local politicians.According to committee chairman […]

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    Danish PM spearheads anti-Big Tech alliance to protect children in the EU

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    On Monday, the government announced a new partnership with a number of youth organisations, which will work to protect children in the EU from the business models of tech giants and the addictive design of social media.Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is one of the architects of the partnership. Speaking to Politiken, she described a “showdown” […]

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    Justice Minister: Police and education initiatives to combat antisemitism expected “before summer”

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    The government is drafting an agreement of educational and police initiatives to combat anti-Semitic threats, harassment and hate speech, according to Ritzau.The Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard said in a written statement that he hopes for a “broad political agreement before the summer”, and that parliamentary talks were already underway in April and June.“All too […]

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    Estonian chef wins Denmark’s biggest cooking competition on Bornholm

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    Estonian chef Artur Kazaritski won the largest TV cooking competition in Denmark, Sol over Gudhjem, on Saturday.It’s Kazaritski’s second victory in a row at the prestigious cooking competition, according to TV2 Bornholm.He joins a small club of participants to have won the competition twice: Henrik Jyrk, who is now the host of the program, and […]

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    Tourists damage famous hiking area: “Don’t mess with Møn,” say locals

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    Each year 400,000 tourists visit Møn, an island close to the south coast of Sjælland.However, according to local residents, the visitors must take better care of Møn’s nature, writes TV2 Øst.Some guests leave footprints that are not good for nature. It is mainly rubbish, food and toilet paper that hikers leave behind on “Camønoen”, a […]

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    Euro 24: Denmark and England settle for a tie, all on the line on Tuesday

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    The result was the same as against Slovenia, yet the emotions afterwards way more positive.Denmark and England shared the spoils after a 1-1 encounter in Frankfurt, after a game where Denmark often looked the better side.Harry Kane put England ahead after sleepy defending from Danish left-back Victor Kristiansen. Morten Hjulmand leveled matters before halftime with […]

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    Slaughterhouse employee arrested for killing colleague at work

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    One person died on Thursday after an incident between two employees at a Danish Crown slaughterhouse in Holsted near Esbjerg in Jylland.The case is being treated as a homicide and a 42-year-old man has been arrested, according to a press release from Syd- and Sønderjyllands Police.Authorities received the report at 11:31AM, and made the arrest […]

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    Danish state fund to buy up and rewild farmland on the horizon

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    A state fund to purchase agricultural land from landowners and rewild it may be on the way.The government is prepared to earmark up to DKK 50 billion, but “the figure may end up being higher”, according to information obtained by Berlingske.The proposal is part of the green tripartite negotiations to agree a carbon tax on […]

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