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  • New version of MobilePay goes live with big changes

    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.

  • 17-year-old charged with rape and murder of 13-year-old

    17-year-old charged with rape and murder of 13-year-old

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    A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in Hjallerup on Monday evening. He has pleaded not guilty.

  • How safe is Denmark really for LGBTQ+ people?

    How safe is Denmark really for LGBTQ+ people?

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    Célestine Decloedt

    Despite Denmark’s ranking as the third safest country for LGBTQ+ individuals, a recent homophobic attack involving comedian Oscar Stanescu, and the government’s new charter to prevent nightlife discrimination are catalysing an important national discussion about the true state of LGBTQ+ rights.

  • The votes are in: Denmark’s worst buildings of the year

    The votes are in: Denmark’s worst buildings of the year

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    The association Arkitekturoprøret (The Architecture Revolt), whose self-proclaimed mission is to see “fewer square boxes” in Denmark’s cityscape, has once again published its list of the country’s “worst buildings of the year”.

  • 1.4 million visits to annual tax statement website since Friday

    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.

  • The Innovation Fund appoints four new Innowomen

    The Innovation Fund appoints four new Innowomen

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    Célestine Decloedt

    Ahead of International Women’s Day, four new researchers and entrepreneurs have joined the all-women cohort of Innowomen – an initiative by the Innovation Fund that improves gender balance in Denmark’s science and business fields.

  • Non-Western immigrant women get a foothold in the labor market

    Non-Western immigrant women get a foothold in the labor market

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    On Women’s Day, there is good news for the women who have normally had difficulty getting a job. They now succeed much better, especially within healthcare. At the same time, the number of people on social benefits is at a record low

  • Culture Minister: Erect more statues of women in Danish cities

    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.

  • Authorities encourage Danes to prep homes for war and crisis

    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.

  • Integration and inclusion: From intern to management consultant

    Integration and inclusion: From intern to management consultant

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    Pratik Hariharan

    Marialena Chatzimichali is a senior management consultant for Accenture Denmark based in Copenhagen. Originally from Greece, Marialena arrived in Denmark in 2016 to pursue higher education.

  • Super Tuesday: an unsurprising triumph for both Biden and Trump

    Super Tuesday: an unsurprising triumph for both Biden and Trump

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    Anders Agner Pedersen

    Super Tuesday offered a long series of victories for Joe Biden and Donald Trump – now an eight-month duel awaits.

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

    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