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Viking Age windows challenge Hollywood's portrayal of Norsemen

Danish researchers say fragments of glass found across Northern Europe suggest Vikings were more sophisticated than pop culture would have us believe.

11/10/2023

Greenland

Forced contraception: Greenland women seek compensation in Denmark

Denmark tried to reduce the birth rate in the Arctic territory, once its colony, during the 1960s.

03/10/2023

Economy

Central Bank of Denmark urges caution over economic future

Denmark's Nationalbank has called for economic caution with regard to future policy making, also predicting hovering inflation to come.

20/09/2023

World News

Could AI-powered drones be the solution to Europe's wildfire problems?

Danish inventors from a start-up formed at an Aalborg University technology incubator are combining the latest technology on drones and artificial intelligence to give fire crews a fighting chance.

19/09/2023

Travel News

Stranded cruise ship rescued after running aground in Greenland

The MV Ocean Explorer and its 206 passengers have been pulled free after running aground in Greenland earlier this week.

13/09/2023

Green News

‘Success story’: Which European countries are leading the way on wind?

President von der Leyen pledged more support for the wind industry during her State of the Union address.

13/09/2023

Ukraine

Danish PM Fredriksson and US Secretary of State Blinken visit Kyiv

Ukraine war: Danish PM Fredriksson and US Secretary of State Blinken visit Kyiv

06/09/2023

Economy

Denmark's economy boosted by anti-obesity treatments

Over the first six months of the year, Danish GDP rose by 1.7% year-on-year, according to national statistics, but without the contribution of the pharmaceutical industry, it would have fallen by 0.3%.

06/09/2023

Denmark

Christiana: Denmark’s hippie paradise asks to shut down Pusher Street

The residents of the neighbourhood of Christiana, traditionally a hippie paradise where the cannabis trade has flourished despite bans, asked authorities for help shutting down its Pusher Street after a slew of recent gang-related murders.

28/08/2023

Denmark

Danish government will introduce new law to ban burning the Quran

The move follows angry demonstrations against public burnings in Denmark and other countries.

25/08/2023

Culture news

Lars von Trier defends controversial 'Russian lives matter' comments

The filmmaker's comments have attracted the attention of Oleksiy Danilov, the head of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, who said: “The choice between the executioner and the victim becomes a tragedy when the artist chooses the side of the executioner."

25/08/2023

Sweden

Three injured after heavy rain causes derailment in Sweden

Heavy rain saw Sweden's Susaback River burst its banks on Tuesday, leading to severe flooding that weather agencies expect to continue.

08/08/2023

Lifestyle

International Beer Day: Would you have the bottle to try "beer yoga"?

Can you do tree pose in yoga whilst balancing a beer can on your head? These participants at a yoga session at Copenhagen Beer Week seem to have mastered it.

04/08/2023

Denmark

Denmark considers banning Quran-burning protests

The government says desecrating Islam's holy book can fuel extremism and have negative geopolitical impacts.

31/07/2023

Europe News

Borrell about Quran burning: 'Not everything that is legal is ethical'

Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has spoken up against "any form of incitement to religious hatred and intolerance."

26/07/2023

Design

Future of design discussed at World Congress of Architects

The International Union of Architects have convened for their triennial World Congress of Architects in Denmark. The congress features keynotes on sustainability in the industry as well as erecting 15 pavilions to show off experimental projects around Copenhagen.

05/07/2023

Culture news

Jurassic safari park: Denmark opens its first dinosaur museum

At Knuthenborg Safari Park in Denmark, elephants and African lions now have prehistoric dinosaurs as their new neighbours to tell an evolutionary story spanning over 300 million years.

29/06/2023

Denmark

Danish PM Frederiksen in Washington for Biden White House meeting

American officials could also be sizing up Mette Frederiksen with the NATO Secretary General role in mind.

05/06/2023

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Watch: Brews and balance unite in beer yoga gathering!

Is doing yoga while drinking beer sensible? Probably not. But that didn't stop this group of Danes in Copenhagen giving it a shot.

01/06/2023

Culture news

Treasure trove of 1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed in Denmark

What makes this find particularly rare is its connection to Viking King Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson, one of the last Viking rulers of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and parts of Germany.

29/05/2023