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DR journalists banned from India

DR journalists banned from India

India has stopped issuing visas to journalists of Denmark’s public broadcaster, DR, due to a 2010 documentary focusing on working conditions within the country’s textile industry. Continue Reading

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Breivik play causes a stir

Breivik play causes a stir

A Copenhagen theatre company has courted controversy after penning a play based on the convictions of Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik. Continue Reading

Posted in Art, Culture, Denmark, MBL, Norway0 Comments

Two jailed in cartoon terror plot

Two jailed in cartoon terror plot

Two men have been convicted on terrorism charges in Norway for planning an attack against the Danish newspaper that printed cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed. Continue Reading

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Danish aid worker freed in US pirate raid

Danish aid worker freed in US pirate raid

Dramatic details of an overnight US raid in which two aid workers for the Danish Demining Group were freed from Somali pirates have begun to emerge. Continue Reading

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Politicians call for sexual offences law change

Politicians call for sexual offences law change

A number of Danish politicians are calling for harsher penalties for sexual crimes and an end to the legal absurdity that sees paedophiles and rapists given lesser sentences than minor fraudsters. Continue Reading

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Illegal fertiliser network causes stink

Illegal fertiliser network causes stink

Dozens of Danish farmers have being purchasing illegal fertiliser and crop spray from a Jutland group smuggling in the products from Germany. Continue Reading

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Evidence suggests Vikings grew grain in south Greenland

Evidence suggests Vikings grew grain in south Greenland

Archaeologists from the Danish national museum have finally succeeded in confirming that Erik the Red and his people could indeed brew beer in Greenland when they lived there. Continue Reading

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Few wanted to meet Nordic ministers

Few wanted to meet Nordic ministers

For the first time today members of the Nordic Council offered to meet the public before their official meeting; but only four applications were received. Continue Reading

Posted in Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, MBL, Norway, Politics, Scandinavia, Society, Sweden0 Comments

ROJ-TV loses case but not licence

ROJ-TV loses case but not licence

A Kurdish television station based in Copenhagen has been found guilty of supporting terrorism but has kept hold of its broadcasting licence. Continue Reading

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Four arrested after 81 year-old’s murder

Four arrested after 81 year-old’s murder

Four Bulgarians, including one 14 year-old girl, have been arrested in Denmark for the murder of an 81 year-old woman. Continue Reading

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