News round up

  • Pharma stocks rebound after manic Monday

    On Monday, the Danish C25 Index lost 3.5 percent. Accordingly, there was much anxiety and eager anticipation around how shares would trade on Tuesday.The major pharmaceutical companies Novo Nordisk, Zealand Pharma and Bavarian Nordic all had good days with increases of 3 percent or more. The Danish pharmaceutical companies have thereby won back some of […]


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  • Swedish teenager charged with attempted murder in Frederiksberg shooting

    A Swedish 17-year-old has been charged with attempted murder after a shooting in Frederiksberg on Monday. It is the third attack by a Swedish teenager in Denmark this week.

    Copenhagen Police say they have charged a 17-year-old Swedish boy with attempted murder after a shooting on Falkoner Allé in Frederiksberg on Monday.

    The boy will be produced at 11.30 at the Court in Frederiksberg, said Copenhagen Police in a post on X.

    It is the third time in a week that a Swedish teenager has been charged with attempted murder in Denmark.

    Last week, a 16-year-old Swedish boy was taken into custody in connection with a shooting on Wednesday last week at Blågårds Plads in Nørrebro in Copenhagen.

    The same day, a 17-year-old Swedish boy was taken into custody after a shooting in Kolding.

    According to TV 2 Kosmopol, there have been 11 cases in less than a year involving Swedish citizens. They include attempted murder, complicity in murder, explosions, and weapons possession.

    Danish citizens have also been arrested in connection with the shootings at Blågårds Plads and Kolding. 

    In Kolding, two accomplices to the Swedish 17-year-old have been imprisoned.


  • Olympics: Tall Axelsen secures Denmark’s first gold in Paris

    Denmark has won its first gold medal at the Olympics – and it happened with some style.In the badminton final, defending Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen won gold just like in Tokyo in 2021 with a rare one-sided victory of 21-11, 21-11 over Thai world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn.The 30-year-old Axelsen has won every important title in […]


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  • Danish stock exchange dips as global markets fall

    Friday and Monday saw significant losses on the Danish stock market. Denmark is following markets around the world, where a sudden gloom and nervousness has spread.The sour reaction on the stock exchanges – the Japanese Nikkei 225 index fell by 12.4 percent on Monday – is due to investors fearing a recession in the United […]


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  • Venstre welcomes a new member – the government has a majority again

    Former minister and member of social liberal party Radikale Venstre, Christian Friis Bach, has left his party and joins the government party Venstre. Thus, the government once again has a majority after ousting a couple of members of Moderaterne.Former minister Christian Friis Bach believes in a government across the center and explains his party change […]


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  • Maersk raises 2024 revenue projections as Red Sea turbulence continues

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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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