News round up

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    Prime Minister makes strongest call yet for ceasefire in Gaza

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    “Today I strongly call for a humanitarian ceasefire, as Denmark has voted for in the UN,” said PM Mette Frederiksen, following a dire new report on conditions in Gaza from WHO. Plus, Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen has landed safely back on earth after six months in space with a smile and a thumbs up, Danish dairies beat the Greek in the feta category of the World Cheese Championship, and the government announces a multi-million investment to end hash sales and renovate Pusher Street for good.

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    New version of MobilePay goes live with big changes

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    New changes include functions for splitting bills with others, chatting with those you send money to, and a requirement that you register under your real identity. Plus, the fate of Palads Cinema is postponed as a single committee member goes against majority vote for demolition, Novo Nordisk foresees a limit to growth in Denmark, and pharmacies issue a stark warning against counterfeit black-market slimming drugs.

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    1.4 million visits to annual tax statement website since Friday

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    Waiting times to log in to TastSelv ran into several hours over the weekend, ahead of the official opening of the tax statement website on Monday. Plus, Europe has doubled its arms imports in the past four years, Denmark’s plans to set up its own weapons factory will be more costly than expected, and the high-profile trial of the British hedge-fund trader accused of defrauding the Danish state of DKK 12.7 billion begins today.

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    Culture Minister: Erect more statues of women in Danish cities

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    Just 31 out of 321 statues and busts in Denmark are of women. Plus, CPH Pride has apologised to its partners in an internal email for asking them to take a stance on Israel, Novo Nordisk’s stock market value reaches its highest level ever, and data shows that almost all Danish drinking-water sources contain pesticides.

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    Authorities encourage Danes to prep homes for war and crisis

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    The National Emergency Management Agency is working on a “pamphlet or online campaign” on what food, water and equipment to stock in your home. Plus, a Danish MEP has been appointed the figurehead of the extreme right-wing EU party Identity and Democracy, and more than half of large Danish companies have been affected by a cyber attack.

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    Employees in Copenhagen try shorter working weeks – Pride demands a stand from sponsors on Gaza

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    Copenhagen is trying flexible working hours. Copenhagen Pride meets opposition to demands for a position on the conflict in Gaza, and Germans once more come in large numbers to Denmark to spend their Danish holiday in safety

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    Politicians support renaming Russian embassy street to ‘Aleksej Navalnyjs Gade’

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    Copenhagen’s employment and integration mayor backs the suggestion and calls it a “very important signal”. Plus, Dansk Bank predicts even higher growth for the Danish economy this year with greater purchasing power on the horizon, and new figures from the police show more people in Denmark are drug-driving than drink-driving.

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    This year, you can edit your Danish tax summary in English

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    From March 11, you can see and edit your annual tax summary on the digital platform TastSelv. Plus, 143 Greenlandic women are suing the Danish state for the forced insertion of IUDs in the 1960s and 70s to inhibit population growth, and Aarhus researchers discover a potential game-changer in the treatment of stress-related diseases.

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    MitID is latest to be hit by suspected Russian DDoS attack

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    The digital ID app, used to verify user logins for Danish bank accounts and borger.dk, was downed yesterday as part of a ‘hacktivism’ campaign – the most important piece of infrastructure to be hit so far. Plus, the Danish ambassador to Russia attends Navalny’s funeral, a new town plan proposes 40,000 new homes in Copenhagen in the next 12 years, and former US Vice President Mike Pence is giving a talk in Copenhagen.

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    Shoplifting at highest level for over twenty years

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    Last year, high prices due to inflation were said to be the root cause. But despite prices falling in 2024, shoplifting continues to rise. Plus, TV2 acknowledges ‘mistakes’ in Borup School coverage, The Body Shop goes bankrupt, and Syddjurs city council fights off location proposals for a new biogas plant that will become one of Denmark’s biggest.

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    12 Danish NGOs issue joint call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

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    The organisations fear a planned expansion of the Israeli ground operation in Rafah will become “the deadliest and most destructive chapter of the war to date”. Plus, Denmark’s first community hospital kicks off national drive to improve local care, the EU adopts tougher environmental crime penalties, and Danish banks are turning record profits.

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    Police prepare to comb Pusher Street for weed again

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    Copenhagen Police are maintaining high pressure on the hash trade inside the self-governing commune in an attempt to stamp out organised gang crime. Plus, gender-neutral changing rooms may be introduced in Frederiksberg sports facilities, the end of electricity austerity sees lampposts relit in Copenhagen parks, and a housing market trend sees properties selling at well under the asking price.

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