Tag: Denmark

Saturday, August 28th 2021 - 09:09 UTC
Denmark to lift Buenos Aires embassy which covers Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay

The European Kingdom of Denmark Friday announced a reshaping of its foreign policies and a series of measures pertaining thereto which included lifting its embassy in Buenos Aires, which encompasses Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. The measure will be effective within a year.
Friday, June 25th 2021 - 06:15 UTC
Denmark's capital the best city of the world for quality of life

Copenhagen has topped media outlet Monocle's list of the world's best cities for quality of life Zurich, Helsinki, Stockholm and Tokyo rounded out the top five as Monocle resumed its rankings after a one-year hiatus as the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
Thursday, April 15th 2021 - 09:06 UTC
Argentina to receive over 800,000 doses of AstraZeneca; Denmark stop giving that vaccine

The Argentine government has announced a shipment of 864,000 doses of the AstraZeneca anti-covid-19 vaccine is due at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza airport onboard a KLM flight this coming Sunday morning.
Saturday, March 20th 2021 - 08:58 UTC
Despite the pandemic, Finland ranks for the fourth year running as the world's happiest country, UN report

Covid-19 has done little to alter the ranking of the world's happiest countries, with Finland at the top for a fourth year running, an annual UN-sponsored report said on Friday.
Monday, December 21st 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Denmark faces the challenge of incinerating millions of minks which were hastily buried

Millions of minks will be dug up from mass graves in Denmark after some had resurfaced, prompting complaints from residents about possible health risks, the country's government said on Sunday.
Tuesday, November 17th 2020 - 08:56 UTC
Europe bird flu outbreak extends to France and Denmark; thousands of chickens culled

France and Denmark confirmed bird flu cases on Monday days after an outbreak in the Netherlands triggered a massive cull. Hundreds of hens were killed after the virus was detected in a garden centre on the French island of Corsica, and the Danes said more than 25,000 birds would be slaughtered after the virus emerged in the west of the country.
Thursday, November 5th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Denmark will cull 15 million mink following detection of a mutated coronavirus

Denmark, the world’s biggest producer of mink fur, said on Wednesday it would cull all of the country’s minks after a mutated version of the new coronavirus was detected at mink farms and had spread to people.
Thursday, July 16th 2020 - 08:03 UTC
Danish ice cream maker removes the brand “Eskimo” from one of its products

A Danish ice cream maker said on Wednesday it would remove the name “Eskimo” from one of its products in case it offended Inuit and other Arctic people. Hansens Is said it had opposed changing the name of its Eskimo ice lolly but after careful consideration had decided to choose a more suitable name.
Saturday, July 4th 2020 - 07:30 UTC
Monuments vandalizing spree: Copenhagen's Little Mermaid described as a “racist fish”

Denmark woke up on Friday to the words “racist fish” scrawled across the base of the Little Mermaid, the bronze statue honoring Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale that perches on a rock in the sea off a pier in Copenhagen.
Wednesday, February 12th 2020 - 09:25 UTC
The Danish central bank experience with record negative interest rate could be coming to an end

Denmark and Switzerland have long shared the world record in negative interest rates, at minus 0.75%. But that may be about to change. Economists at some of the biggest Nordic banks say Denmark, which pegs the krone to the euro, is likely to raise its key rate in the coming months.