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Denmark’s first artificial energy island will power 3 million homes

The country has just made a huge investment to move away from a history of fossil fuel production.

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Denmark's ex-immigration minister quits party before impeachment trial

Inger Støjberg has stepped down from the liberal Venstre party as she faces an impeachment trial over a 2016 order to separate asylum-seeking couples.

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COVID in Europe: Denmark announces plans for digital vaccine passport

Spain registered one of its worst months of the pandemic in January with 900,000 new coronavirus infections while Denmark launched plans to reopen society with a new COVID-19 vaccine passport.

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Protests continue across Europe over latest COVID-19 restrictions

An authorized demonstration quickly turned into a party in the centre of Perpignan on Saturday, with about 200 ravers dancing to a podium-mounted sound system.

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Denmark suspends flights from Dubai amid doubts over virus tests

Danish authorities faced a “concrete and serious citizen inquiry into" how the tests are carried out at Dubai entry and exit points, the Scandinavian country's transport minister said.

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Denmark’s ex-immigraton minister set to face impeachment trial

Inger Støjberg issued an order in 2016 to separate asylum-seeking couples where one of the pair was under the age of 18.

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Danish kid's TV show gets mixed reviews of character with giant penis

The comedy show is aimed at 4 to 8-year-olds and follows central character John Dillerman getting into trouble with the world's biggest manhood.

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Queen Margrethe of Denmark vaccinated against coronavirus

The Danish court announced the monarch had received the first injection of the Pfizer/BioTech coronavirus vaccine.

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Denmark to dig up millions of culled mink over pollution fears

Over 15.4 million minks have been slaughtered so far over fears of a coronavirus mutation, of which 4 million mink were buried in large ditches. They are now at risk of being a biohazard and will be dug up, the government said.

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Former minister 'misled' Danish parliament over 'illegal' asylum order

Former immigration minister Inger Støjberg has defended her actions as an attempt to rescue child brides from forced marriages with older husbands.

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Dutch government kicks out two Russian diplomats for spying

One of the spies "was interested in information about artificial intelligence, semiconductors and nanotechnology, among other things. Much of this technology is useful in both civil and military applications," Dutch intelligence said.

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Danish PM apologises to Greenland children over 1951 social experiment

22 Greenland children were involuntarily brought to Denmark as part of a social experiment for a "better life" but Prime Minister Frederiksen has acknowledged that they were deprived of a childhood.

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Sweden, UK and Denmark ranked as top countries for climate action

But even the top countries aren't doing enough to avoid environmental disaster.

Denmark

China criticises Danish politicians in feud over Hong Kong activist

Ted Hui, a former lawmaker, visited Denmark this week after receiving an invitation from Danish lawmakers to travel to the Scandinavian country.

Denmark

'Historic turning point': Denmark to end fossil fuel era by 2050

Fossil fuel extraction will stop by 2050.

Denmark

Two brothers convicted of murder of biracial man in Denmark

The high-profile case has prompted discussion of racism in Denmark.

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Bodies of culled mink resurface at a mass grave in western Denmark

The bodies of dead and buried mink in western Denmark have naturally resurfaced at a mass grave due to putrefaction gases.

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COVID-19: Danish farmers protest government's mink slaughter policy

About 500 tractors adorned with Danish flags and protest signs demanding the government to resign pass through Copenhagen in a demonstration against the government's decision to cull more than 15 million mink to halt the spread of a coronavirus variant.

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Danish Prime Minister picks new minister after mink culling scandal

Mogens Jensen stepped down after illegally ordering Danish mink farmers to cull their livestock.

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Danish agriculture minister resigns over illegal order to cull mink

Denmark's agriculture minister resigns over illegal order to cull mink, as pressure grows on prime minister Mette Frederiksen.