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Danish shipper Maersk to stop taking waste to China, Hong Kong from September

Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk , the world's top container shipping firm, said on Wednesday it would stop accepting solid waste shipments bound for China and Hong Kong from September. "We sent…

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Denmark, News, Photo StoryDenmark

Photo Story: Special Royal Lifeguards for Danish Queen Margrethe

The 9-year old twins Malthe and William patrol around Amalienborg in Copenhagen, Denmark. T The twin likes to dress as the Danish Queen Margrethe's Royal Lifeguards amusing visiting tourists and…

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Entertainment World, News, SwedenAbba

Abba to release five new songs next year

Abba will release five, rather than two, new tracks as their reunion is pushed back to 2021. The Swedish four-piece were originally going to put out new music later this…

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News, Photo Story, SwedenCoronavirus, Sweden

Photo Story: Scandinavian Airshow pilots in Sweden draw a heart on sky

A heart around the Turning Torso drawn by the pilots of Scandinavian Airshow in Malmo, Sweden, 17 July 2020. Scandinavian Airshow have been drawing hearts in the sky above Swedish…

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CD eNews, News, NorwayBomb Threat, London, Norway, Oslo, RyanAir, UK

51-year-old British man arrested following bomb threat on RyanAir flight to Oslo

Police are investigating a bomb threat made against a RyanAir flight that landed in the Norwegian capital, authorities have said. "The plane has landed safely on the runway," police said…

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Business, Denmark, NewsDanske Bank, Denmark

Danske Bank warns of more layoffs

Danske Bank's falling second-quarter net profit beat expectations on Friday but it warned of further layoffs as part of a four-year strategy of cutting costs. The Nordic lender is struggling…

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Brexit, Comuniq.EU, News, Norwaybritian, Norway

Norway minister warns of poorer trade conditions with post-EU Britain

Norwegian business should brace for poorer trade conditions with Britain when the country exits the European Union's single market at the end of this year, Norway's trade minister said on Thursday.…

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CD eNews, News, NorwayNorway, Sarpsborg, Stabbing

One killed in triple stabbing in Norway

Police in Sarpsborg in southern Norway arrested a man after three women were stabbed in several locations in the town late Tuesday, with one of the victims dying from critical…

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Coronavirus, Denmark, Photo StoryCoronavirus, Denmark

Photo Story: Denmark launches Covid-19 passport

A Covid-19 passport printed from the website Sundhed.dk, in Copenhagen, Denmark. With the new Covid-19 passport issued by the Danish authorities, Danes now have official documentation for testing on their…

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Denmark, News, Photo StoryDenmark, Germany

Photo Story: Construction of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Denmark and Germany

Tons of stone are lifted into the water building a pier at the construction of the Fehmarnbelt connection (Femern Baelt-forbindelsen) in the water outside Roedbyhavn, Denmark. The Fehmarnbelt connection is…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, News, NorwayCoronavirus, Norway

Norway lifts many European travel curbs, including parts of Sweden

Norway will lift travel restrictions to and from more than 20 European countries from July 15, including France, Germany and Britain as well as three of the 21 provinces of…

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Denmark, News, Photo StoryDenmark

Photo Story: Iconic ‘Little Mermaid’ statue in Copenhagen vandalised once more

Police officers take pictures of the iconic 'Little Mermaid' statue after the rock that serves as its plinth appeared with the message 'Racist Fish' in English spray-painted on it overnight…

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Coronavirus, News, SwedenCoronavirus, Sweden

Sweden’s confirmed Covid-19 cases cross the 70,000 mark

Sweden’s number of confirmed Covid-19 crossed the 70,000 mark on Thursday, while deaths rose by 41 to 5,411, health agency statistics showed. Sweden recorded 947 new cases to put the…

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Business, Denmark, NewsDenmark, lego, Social Media

Toymaker Lego joins social media ad boycott campaign

Toymaker Lego announced it would pause social media advertising for at least a month, joining a long list of companies that say Facebook is not doing enough to stop hate…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, News, SwedenCoronavirus, Sweden

Immunity levels to coronavirus ‘higher than antibody tests suggest’, according to Swedish study

More people have got immunity to coronavirus than antibody tests suggest, according to new research from Sweden. Scientists found that those with mild COVID-19 or who didn’t show symptoms still…

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Coronavirus, Finland, News, Photo StoryCoronavirus, Finland

Photo Story: Helsinki adapts to the new times

People sit on the Super Terrace that has been opened at Senate Square in Helsinki, Finland. The terrace provides seating for 480 people and a number of pop-up restaurants to…

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News, Photo Story, SwedenDenmark, Sweden

Photo Story: Oresund Bridge celebrates its 20th birthday

People enjoy the sunset and the view of the Oresund Bridge from a viewpoint outside Malmo, Sweden. The bridge, which connects Sweden and Denmark, celebrates its 20th birthday. Via…

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Coronavirus, News, Photo Story, SwedenCoronavirus, Sweden

Photo Story: Social distancing in Sweden

Office colleagues have some after-work drinks next to the water while social distancing from other tables to reduce the risk of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes the pandemic…

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Election Watch, Elections, Iceland, NewsElections, Iceland

Iceland’s president easily wins re-election

Iceland's President Gudni Johannesson won a landslide election on Sunday, according to partial results, after the European country became the second to hold polls since coronavirus lockdowns were lifted. Since…

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Climate Change, News, SwedenClimate Change, Greta Thunberg, Sweden

Greta Thunberg criticises the way world leaders behaved after her UN climate change speech in September

Greta Thunberg has voiced her frustration with world leaders who want selfies with her just so they can "look good". The 17-year-old environmental campaigner criticised the behaviour of high-ranking figures…

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Coronavirus, News, Photo Story, SwedenCoronavirus, Sweden

Photo story: Hug station for coronavirus times

Lizen Johansson and Josefine Mollerberg at the hug station at The Minc company in Malmoe, Sweden. The hug station was created so that those working at Minc would have the…

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Coronavirus, News, SwedenCoronavirus, Sweden

Poll finds Swedes rapidly losing trust in Covid-19 strategy

Swedes are losing trust in authorities’ handling of the coronavirus, as the man behind the country’s light-touch approach called lockdowns a form of madness and political parties demanded the Swedish…

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Denmark, NewsDenmark

Denmark’s PM postpones wedding for third time

Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, thought she had finally found a date for her wedding, but has now had to postpone it for a third time due to an EU…

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News, Photo Story, SwedenEnvironment, Sweden

Photo Story: Toxic algae bloom along Swedish coast

An image taken with a drone shows an aerial view of a bloom of toxic algae on the Baltic Sea coast at Tyreso, south-eastern Sweden. Via EPA-EFE/PONTUS LUNDAHL

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Business, Denmark, Environment, NewsDenmark, Environment, Maersk

Maersk heads zero-carbon drive in shipping sector with $60 million research center

The world's largest container shipper, A.P. Moller-Maersk, will team up with industry majors to set up a research center in Denmark with the aim of reducing carbon emissions in the…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, Finland, NewsCoronavirus, Finland

Finland scraps coronavirus quarantine for certain European tourists

The Finnish government announced plans on Tuesday to scrap a 14-day quarantine period for leisure travellers arriving from some other European countries from July 13, provided COVID-19 infection rates do…

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Business, Finland, France, NewsFinland, France, Nokia

Nokia to cut 1,233 jobs at French subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent

Finland's Nokia Oyj plans to cut 1,233 jobs at its French subsidiary Alcatel-Lucent International, equivalent to a third of the local workforce, two union officials said on Monday. The maker…

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Denmark, NewsDenmark, Environment

Denmark to introduce green taxes on carbon emissions

A majority coalition of parties in Denmark has agreed to introduce a tax on emissions of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases, the government said late on Sunday. Denmark has one…

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News, Norway, Photo StoryNorway

Photo Story: Transportation of wind turbines in Norway

A 70-meter-long wing of a wind turbine is on its way to the Gulesletten wind park just near Floro, Norway. A total of 47 wind turbines will be put up…

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Climate Change, News, SwedenClimate Change, Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg says the world needs to treat climate change with similar urgency of coronavirus

Greta Thunberg says the world needs to learn the lessons of coronavirus and treat climate change with similar urgency, which means acting “with necessary force”. In an interview with the…

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Business, Coronavirus, News, SwedenSweden, volvo

AB Volvo to cut white-collar workforce by 4,100 jobs as pandemic weighs

Truck- and construction equipment maker AB Volvo plans to cut its white-collar workforce by around 4,100 positions during the second half of 2020, it said in a statement, citing the…

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Business, Coronavirus, Denmark, News, Norway, SwedenDenmark, Norway, Norwegian Air, SAS, Scandinavia, Sweden

Norwegian Air, SAS to add more flights as demand picks up

Norwegian Air and SAS are adding more flights to their schedules from July onwards as demand begins to recover following the COVID-19 pandemic, the two Nordic carriers announced. SAS will…

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Business, Coronavirus, Denmark, NewsCoronavirus, Denmark

Denmark agrees cash injection to boost virus-hit economy

Denmark on Monday announced a string of initiatives to stimulate the economy including cash handouts and a fund to support struggling companies as it starts to phase out generous aid…

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Photo story: Denmark opens border to Germany

Vehicles queue to cross the border into Germany at a checkpoint in Froeslev, Denmark, 15 June 2020 s Denmark on Monday reopened the border with Germany. The border was previously…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, News, NorwayCoronavirus, Norway

Norway lifts most of Covid-19 travel curbs but not with Sweden

Norway will allow travel to and from Finland, Iceland and the Swedish island of Gotland from Monday, but maintain travel restrictions on mainland Sweden due to its higher level of…

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Business, Coronavirus, Denmark, NewsCoronavirus, Denmark

Denmark plans $1.5 bln fund for coronavirus-hit companies

The Danish government plans to create a 10 billion Danish crown ($1.52 billion) fund to support companies hit by the coronavirus crisis, it said on Friday. Companies with annual revenue…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, Finland, NewsCoronavirus, Finland

Finland lifts travel restrictions from neighbours except Sweden

Finland's government said on Thursday it will lift coronavirus-related restrictions on leisure travelling to and from neighbouring Baltic and Nordic countries, excluding Sweden. "Unfortunately, the epidemic situation in Sweden does…

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Coronavirus, Denmark, NewsCoronavirus, Denmark

Denmark sees no rise in COVID-19 cases after further easing of lockdown

Denmark, the first country outside Asia to ease its coronavirus lockdown, said on Wednesday the spread of COVID-19 has not accelerated since it entered its second phase of reopening society…

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Business, Finland, NewsFinland, Gaming

Angry Birds maker Rovio targets women to grow

Rovio Entertainment launched "Small Town Murders", a new puzzle game aimed at women over 35, on Wednesday in its latest attempt to reduce its reliance on "Angry Birds". The Finnish…

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Business, Denmark, NewsDanske Bank, Denmark

Danish regulator files criminal complaint over Danske Bank market abuse

Denmark's financial watchdog has filed a criminal complaint against Danske Bank, the country's biggest lender, over violations of market abuse regulation, Danske said in a statement on Wednesday. "We take…

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Sweden identifies man who killed PM Olof Palme in 1986

Swedish prosecutors have named the man who they say killed former Swedish prime minister Olof Palme in 1986, ending years of mystery. They identified the suspect as Stig Engstrom,…

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Sweden to present findings on Olof Palme assassination

The findings of an investigation into one of the world’s most infamous cold cases, the 1986 assassination of Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, will finally be made public in Stockholm…

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Business, Coronavirus, News, NorwayCoronavirus, Norway

Coronavirus gives Norway’s domestic liquor sales a boost

Norway's government-run wine and liquor monopoly increased its sales by 44% in May from the same month last year as coronavirus travel restrictions prevented the purchase of cheaper alcohol abroad,…

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Business, Coronavirus, News, NorwayCoronavirus, Norway

After early lockdown, Norway sees faster pandemic recovery

Norway's economy will recover more quickly than expected from the coronavirus-induced recession as the country got on top of the outbreak early and is now rapidly opening up, Statistics Norway…

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Business, Europe - Scandinavia, NewsAviation, SAS, Scandinavia

SAS reopens routes to Germany, Belgium, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Lithuania, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia

Scandinavia Airlines (SAS) has announced that it reopened 16 routes from Copenhagen To Germany, Belgium, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Lithuania, Spain, France, Greece and Croatia The airline also said that it will…

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News, Norway, Photo StoryNorway

Photo Story: Landslide in Norway sweeps away buildings

Eight homes have been swept into the sea following a powerful landslide in the Norwegian town of Alta. Norwegian officials don't believe anyone is missing from the disaster. Via EPA-EFE/Hanne…

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Business, Climate Change, Denmark, NewsClimate, Denmark, Energy

Denmark urged to end North Sea oil and gas hunt

An independent adviser to the Danish government has recommended ending any future oil and gas exploration in the Danish North Sea, saying it would hurt Denmark's ambition as a front-runner…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, Finland, NewsCoronavirus, Finland

Coronavirus infections slow down in Finland despite schools opening

Coronavirus infections have slowed in Finland over the last two weeks despite the reopening of schools in mid-May, the health ministry said on Thursday. Schools closed for summer holidays at…

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Coronavirus, News, SwedenCoronavirus, Sweden

Healthcare staff in Sweden at risk of mental health issues due to pandemic

Swedish Radio reports that research shows that healthcare staff could be at a high risk of mental health problems caused by the stress of the coronavirus pandemic, and accounts heard…

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Coronavirus, News, SwedenCoronavirus, Sweden

Swedish health chief admits Sweden should have done more to avoid coronavirus deaths

Sweden should have done more to combat the coronavirus and prevent a much higher national Covid-19 death rate than in neighbouring countries, the man behind the Public Health Agency’s…

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Business, News, SwedenAutomotive, Sweden

Scania planning major job cuts

Swedish truckmaker Scania, owned by Germany's Traton, plans major job cuts in the wake of the coronavirus, anticipating it currently has 5,000 more staff globally than needed, it said…

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Business, Finland, NewsFinland

Finland officially in recession

Finland is now officially in recession after gross domestic product contracted for two consecutive quarters, Statistics Finland said on Friday. First-quarter economic output fell by 0.9% from the previous quarter,…

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Business, Coronavirus, News, NorwayAviation, Coronavirus, Norway

Norway to extend loan guarantees for airlines

Norway's government plans to extend a state guarantee for loans to airlines by four months until the end of October, it said in a statement on Friday. Norwegian Air, which…

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Coronavirus, Finland, NewsCoronavirus, Finland

‘No evidence’ reopening of Finland schools has spread virus faster

Finland has seen no evidence of the coronavirus spreading faster since schools started to reopen in the middle of May, the top health official said on Thursday. "The time has…

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Business, Iceland, NewsCoronavirus, Iceland, Tourism, Travel

Iceland prepares to welcome tourists back in June

Iceland this week eased its lockdown rules and venues were allowed to reopen. Social distancing is now advised rather than required, and many took the first opportunity in six weeks…

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