News round up

  • News round up

    Weight-loss drug Wegovy on hold as GPs struggle and black market grows

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    In eight months, GPs in Denmark have given some 400,000 extra consultations to keep up with demand for the slimming aid. Now, many are saying ‘enough’. Plus, a damning survey finds huge gender imbalance in C25 top jobs: “It takes a brave board to elect a woman,” says CEO Gitte Aabo.

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    Man shot and killed in Vesterbro, suspect at large

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    After shooting the victim several times at close range, the suspect fled wearing a ‘distinctive orange jacket’ and large blue food delivery bag. Elsewhere, the Danish-designed Sydney Opera House turns 50, and employment in Denmark reaches a ‘magical three million’.

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  • News round up

    Søren Pape: “Who dares wear a kippa and an Israeli flag in Nørrebro?”

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    Danish media and politicians are jousting with words this week. Topics include intolerance towards Danish Jews, flip-flopping aid payments to Palestine, and whether the Koran law is like using a “flamethrower on a mosquito bite”. Elsewhere, Hotel D’Angleterre is dethroned as Denmark’s best, and there is good news for electric-car owners.

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    Significant fall in primary school grades after pandemic

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    Figures show that an entire generation of schoolchildren is still deeply disrupted. Plus, Madonna is in Copenhagen, the world’s oldest film festival kicks off, and Danish researchers discover that winter light boosts metabolism and reduces fat.

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  • News round up

    New survey: 1 in 5 Danes support Hamas’ attacks against Israel

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    But 35 percent agree that Israel has the right to ‘strike hard’ at the cost of civilians. Over the weekend, a pro-Palestinian rally attracted 1000 in Nørrebro, and at a memorial service the PM asserted “Danish Jews will never stand alone”. Elsewhere, 100,000 have signed a petition for Denmark to recognise Palestine’s sovereignty.

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  • News round up

    New benefits rule for all immigrants: need two and a half years full-time work

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    The updated requirements are designed to encourage internationals to work more. Plus, police appeal for witnesses of a stabbing in Nørrebro yesterday, the Queen will attend a ceremony at the synagogue on Saturday, and mosquito bites are at a six-year high.

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  • News round up

    No more red meat in Danish schools

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    The proposal to scrap beef, pork and lamb from school menus looks likely to go ahead. Plus, repayments on interest-only loans are about to triple, and a dangerous fake Ozempic and Wegovy market is booming.

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  • General

    Business: Ozempic brings more good news for Novo, and house prices in capital take off

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    Unstoppable Novo continues a brilliant 2023. Inflation is falling in Germany and there is a grim fallout at Danish IT company Tradeshift

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  • News round up

    Flower bouquets destroyed outside Israeli embassy in Copenhagen

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    CCTV footage shows a masked group carrying the Palestinian flag deranging the display. Danish flight routes to Tel Aviv are suspended, while travel to Lebanon is discouraged. Meanwhile, SAS makes fired employees an unappealing offer, and inflation in Denmark reaches new lows.

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  • News round up

    Hillary Clinton arrives for secret Denmark trip, and hotels hit by bed-bug infestation

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    In secrecy, Hillary Clinton on Saturday arrived in Denmark.This is confirmed by the Copenhagen Police, after Ekstra Bladet show pictures of the well-known American politician arriving at Copenhagen Airport. The pictures show Hillary Clinton being picked up directly from a plane from New York in a large, black BMW.Ekstra Bladet has asked the Ministry of […]

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  • News round up

    Deadline to apply for post-Brexit residency expires 31 December 2023

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    UK nationals, this is your last call to secure Danish residency under the Withdrawal Agreement. Plus, NATO’s major Annual Session gets underway in Copenhagen, and the PM continues to lambast Danish work ethic.

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  • Explosion in Copenhagen Nord Vest – police seal area

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    The cause of the blast is unconfirmed, but several media already speculate that it may be gang warfare. Plus, Folketinget opens with a protest on its front steps, and a Danish astronaut takes his first space walk.

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