Are Danes taking ‘green’ too far by recycling corpses?
Denmark is keen to show off its green credentials ahead of the massive UN summit on climate change to be held in Copenhagen in December. The progressi...
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Danish Navy forges deal with Kenya over Somali piracy
As Denmark prepares to send a second warship to the Gulf of Aden to help patrol the pirate-infested waters off the Somali coast, it has sealed an impo...
Danish Conservatives want to ban the burka in public
The Muslim burka, or traditional Islamic dress that completely covers a woman’s face, is back in the headlines as the coalition Conservative Party wan...
Copenhagen’s mayoral race puts childcare in spotlight
Copenhagen is set to elect a new mayor on 17 November, and the issue of childcare for local residents is emerging as a hot issue. One candidate, Frank...
Anger from all sides as Danish police manhandle Iraqi refugees
When the Copenhagen police forcibly evicted 19 Iraqi asylum seekers from a church in Norrebro, their tactics were anything but gentle. Such was the he...
Copenhagen’s new Ferris wheel is hard to miss
Move over Little Mermaid, a massive 50 metre-high Ferris wheel could mark the beginning of a new iconic era in Denmark’s capital city. The Ferris whee...
Denmark mulls ban on vicious dog breeds
After a recent spate of vicious dog attacks on humans, Denmark’s parliament looks set to finally pass a long-simmering ban on breeds of dog that are c...
High fashion fails to excite in Copenhagen
Copenhagen’s normally vibrant Fashion Week began with a yawn and ended with a whimper as all three of its main shows reported a sharp drop in attendee...