Thousands of mink in dash for freedom in Jutland
For the second time in under a week, a mink farm in Jutland has been attacked by animal rights activists, releasing some 3,000 of the animals into the...
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IOC plotted against Obama
The International Olympic Committee had made its decision to award the 2016 Olympic Games to Rio de Janeiro long before the much publicised visit by U...
Danish World Cup delight is Swedish despair
Denmark had double reason to celebrate over the weekend as their 1-0 victory over neighbours Sweden booked their place to next year’s World Cup in Sou...
Greenland rejects new national currency
Greenland will continue to use the Danish krone as its currency after the ruling government declined to adopt the National Bank’s new printed notes. S...
Televised assisted suicide reopens euthanasia debate
Debate has raged in Denmark following the Sunday broadcast by TV2 of the story of Kaj Guldbech, a cancer sufferer who chose to end his life after livi...
Copenhagen weighs up cost of IOC event
The Danish capital has been reviewing the expense of hosting the latest International Olympic Committee meeting and all signs point to benefits signif...
Norway rated world’s best place to live, again
Once again Norway has taken the honour of being named best country in the world to live in, heading off Australia and Iceland to win for the second co...
Funeral for famous Finnish brewery
Last week saw a small crowd hold a funeral procession to commemorate the closure of the famous Pori Brewery. The last rites were administered to a bee...