Posted on 24 April 2012. Tags: Danish Cake, Denmark, Simon Cooper
The seventh in a series of light-hearted columns about life as a foreigner living in the Danish capital.
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Posted in Culture, Denmark, Leisure, Lifestyle, MBL, Society
Posted on 24 April 2012. Tags: child abuse, Denmark, Mern case
The Danish foster parents in what has become known as the Mern case have been found guilty of abusing nine children in their care between 1990 and 2010.
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Posted in Denmark, MBL, Society
Posted on 20 April 2012. Tags: data center, Green Data Center, Iceland Data Center, Innovative Supercomputer, Nordic Supercomputer, Supercomputer, Supercomputer Iceland, Thor Data Center
National High Performance Computing (HPC) organisations of Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Iceland have pooled resources and powered up an innovative joint supercomputer in Iceland.
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Posted in Denmark, General, Iceland, MBL, Norway, Scandinavia, Sweden, Technology
Posted on 20 April 2012. Tags: activism, Denmark, formula 1, Formula 1 Grand Prix
The Formula 1 Grand Prix in Bahrain may be called off due to mounting international pressure and continued clashes on the streets over the imprisonment of Danish activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja.
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Posted in Denmark, General, International, MBL, Politics, Sports
Posted on 17 April 2012. Tags: Aarhus airport, aircraft, Denmark
An EU inquiry has been launched into accusations of discrimination by security officers working at Aarhus airport in Denmark. The news comes after a complaint was filed by a group of foreign passengers that were told they would not be allowed to board flights with only an EU passport.
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Posted in Denmark, General, International, MBL, Society, Travel
Posted on 17 April 2012. Tags: Danes, Denmark, UN World Happiness Report
A recent report has revealed that the Danes are the happiest people in the world. The accolade comes courtesy of the first annual UN World Happiness Report, which put several Scandinavian countries at the top of the list, with Finland in second place and Norway in third.
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Posted in Denmark, General, Iceland, International, Scandinavia, Society
Posted on 13 April 2012. Tags: Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, bahrain, Bahrainian Government, Denmark
The Bahrainian government has turned down Denmark’s request to send a jailed activist on hunger strike to the European country.
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Posted on 11 April 2012. Tags: Copenhagen, Denmark, roskilde, Roskilde fjord, Simon Cooper, Viking Ship Museum, Vikingeskibmuseet
The sixth in a series of light-hearted columns about life as a foreigner living in the Danish capital.
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Posted on 08 April 2012. Tags: Aarhus University Hospital, Down’s syndrome, saviour sibling
Debate has been sparked in Denmark after a couple gave birth to the country’s first ‘saviour sibling’, which they hope to use as a donor for their older, seriously ill child.
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Posted on 07 April 2012. Tags: marriage, statistics denmark
The number of Danes saying “I do” has dwindled in recent years, according to official statistics. With a decrease of 12 percent on 2010 and the lowest level for 30 years, only 27,200 Danes tied the knot in 2011.
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Posted in Denmark, Lifestyle, MBL, Society