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UPDATED: Germany seeks clarification on report U.S. spied on Merkel

The German government is following up on a report that the United States used a partnership with Denmark to spy on senior officials of neighbouring countries, including German Chancellor Angela…

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Airline SAS gets $361 million loan guarantee from Denmark, Sweden

Sweden and Denmark said they had agreed to offer ailing airline SAS, in which both countries own stakes, a 3 billion Swedish crown ($361 million) loan guarantee. The COVID-19 pandemic…

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Booming Danish housing market raises concerns- central bank

A booming Danish housing market is raising concern about bank credit risks linked to mortgage loans, and lending rules might need to be tightened, the central bank said on Thursday.…

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Denmark, Norway study finds slightly raised blood clot rates after Astra COVID shot

A study in Denmark and Norway has found slightly increased rates of vein blood clots among people who have had a first dose of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, including clots in…

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UPDATED: Poland ready to buy J&J shots from Denmark

Poland has offered to buy Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines from Denmark, a government spokesman said on Wednesday, after Copenhagen excluded the shots from its vaccination programme over a potential…

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Denmark says to stop using Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shots

COPENHAGEN, May 3 (Reuters) - Denmark's health authority said on Monday that the country will no longer use Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 shots as part of its vaccination programme. The…

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Denmark to produce COVID-19 vaccines in 2022, PM says

Denmark aims to start producing coronavirus vaccines in 2022, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said, adding that a tender would be made public in a few weeks. "As everyone can see, read,…

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Europe’s police crack down on cross-border crime groups

More than 200 people were arrested last week in 17 European countries in a coordinated crackdown on cross-border movements of stolen goods, illegal drugs and cash, the European police agency…

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Denmark’s health authority deems AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may be given on voluntary basis

Denmark's health authority said it may be possible for people to choose to have the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine if they wish, Ritzau news agency reported on Monday. Denmark last week…

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WHO says Denmark looking to share AstraZeneca vaccines after halting shots

The World Health Organization Europe head, Hans Kluge, said on Thursday that Denmark is examining options for sharing AstraZeneca's vaccines with poorer nations, after itself halting use of the shots…

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UPDATED: Denmark to permanently discontinue use of AstraZeneca vaccine

Denmark on Wednesday will become the first country to entirely cease administering AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine following its possible link to very rare cases of blood clots, several Danish media outlets…

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Denmark charges another six, from U.S., UK, over tax fraud scheme

Denmark's state prosecutor said on Tuesday it had charged six people from the United States and Britain with defrauding Danish tax authorities of more than 1.1 billion crowns ($176 million)…

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Former Danish prime minister Rasmussen to form new party

Denmark's former prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen plans to form a new political party to connect left and right wings with a "pragmatic and undogmatic" voice, a move that could…

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Anti-Covid Protests in Finland, Norway and Denmark

Twenty people were arrested in Finland on Saturday as they protesters against measures to fight COVID-19, with similar demonstrations also held in neighbouring Norway and Denmark. About 300 people took…

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Denmark reports two cases of serious illness, including one death, after AstraZeneca shot

COPENHAGEN, March 20 (Reuters) - Denmark said on Saturday that one person had died and another fell seriously ill with blood clots and cerebral haemorrhage after receiving the AstraZeneca COVID-19…

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‘We need time’: Nordic countries keep AstraZeneca vaccine on hold

Denmark, Sweden and Norway said on Friday they needed more time to decide whether to use AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine while Finland joined them in putting the shots on hold, even…

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Study finds COVID-19 reinfection rare, but more common in older people

The majority of people who have had COVID-19 are protected from getting it again for at least six months, a study published on Wednesday showed, but older people are more…

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UPDATED: Dane who died from blood clot after AstraZeneca shot had unusual symptoms

A 60-year old Danish woman who died of a blood clot after receiving AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine had "highly unusual" symptoms, according to the Danish Medicines Agency. The woman had a…

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UPDATE – AstraZeneca COVID shot blood clot reports – Maltese Government Reacts – EMA says no evidence of link

March 11 (Reuters) - Health authorities in Denmark, Norway and Iceland on Thursday suspended the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine shots following reports of the formation of blood clots in…

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UPDATED: Denmark halts use of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Denmark has put using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine shots on hold for two weeks after reports of cases of blood clots forming, including one death in Denmark, Danish authorities said on…

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Denmark to open more schools as epidemic eases

COPENHAGEN, March 9 (Reuters) - Denmark will allow more schools across the country to reopen and ease some restrictions on large shops in response to an improving situation in the…

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Photo Story: Danish museum adapts to the times

Museum Jorn has opened this year's first physical painting and sculpture exhibition in Silkeborg, Denmark. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the exhibition was arranged in such a way that it…

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Netanyahu says Israel, Austria and Denmark will set up vaccine alliance

JERUSALEM, March 4 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel, Austria and Denmark will establish a joint fund for research and development of COVID-19 vaccines.…

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Austria and Denmark to produce own Covid-19 vaccine with Israel

Austria and Denmark, chafing at the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines within the European Union, have joined forces with Israel to produce second-generation vaccines against mutations of the coronavirus. The move by the…

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Denmark’s economy in biggest drop since financial crisis

Denmark's economy contracted by 3.3% in 2020, the largest drop since the Global Financial Crisis, according to data published by Statistics Denmark on Friday. The Danish economy fared better overall…

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Denmark to take ‘calculated risk’ by easing COVID curbs in March

Denmark plans to allow shops and some schools to reopen in March in a much awaited move that could however send hospital coronavirus admissions soaring in coming months. Denmark, which…

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Denmark to ease some COVID-19 restrictions from March 1

Denmark will ease some shopping restrictions and allow schools in parts of the country to reopen on March 1, the government said on Wednesday, potentially allowing hospital admissions to triple…

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Photo Story: Denmark tightens borders with Germany following surge in Covid-19 infections

The Danish / German border at Mollehus closed on 21 February 2021. The closing happened after restrictions have been introduced in Flensburg due to a surge in COVID-19 infections in…

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Danish supermarket to help small, shuttered businesses survive lockdown

COPENHAGEN, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Danish supermarket cooperative Kvickly has pledged to set aside some of its extra proceeds made while smaller retailers were shut down by coronavirus restrictions and…

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Denmark logs more contagious COVID variant in 45% of positive tests

Denmark registered the more contagious coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, first detected in Britain, in close to half of all positive tests in the second week of February, Health Minister Magnus Heunicke…

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Arrests in Denmark, Germany for planning of terrorist attack

Thirteen people have been arrested in Denmark in the last week for acquiring firearms and ingredients to make explosives on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in either Denmark or…

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Denmark edge Sweden to retain world handball crown

CAIRO — Denmark won their second successive men’s world handball championship after an outstanding performance by goalkeeper Niklas Landin helped them to a pulsating 26-24 win over Sweden in the…

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Photo Story: Men in Black group organizes night demonstration in Copenhagen

An effigy representing Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen with a sign around her neck reading 'She must be put down' is pictured before being set alight during a demonstration organized…

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UAE in talks with Denmark over suspended flights

The United Arab Emirates said it was in talks with Denmark after the Nordic country temporarily halted all flights arriving from the Gulf Arab state, a major travel hub, due…

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Denmark halts all flight from Dubai for five days

Denmark has halted all flights arriving from the United Arab Emirates for five days due to potentially unreliable coronavirus tests in Dubai, Denmark’s transport ministry said on Friday. The travel…

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Scottish fishermen land fish in Denmark to avoid post-Brexit red tape

Scottish fishermen have increasingly turned to fish auctions in Denmark in the first two weeks of the year to avoid having their deliveries to the European Union blocked by post-Brexit…

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Danish prosecutors drop money laundering charges against ex-Danske Bank staff

Danish prosecutors said on Thursday they had dropped charges against six former Danske Bank employees as part of an investigation into the bank's involvement in one of the world's biggest…

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Germany considers delaying second COVID-19 vaccine shot

Germany was weighing on Monday whether to allow a delay in administering a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from BioNTech and Pfizer to make scarce supplies go further, after…

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Denmark to extend lockdown measures until Jan. 17 – TV2

COPENHAGEN, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Denmark's government will extend a hard lockdown for two weeks until Jan. 17 to limit the spread of COVID-19, broadcaster TV2 reported on Tuesday citing…

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Photo Story: First Danes get vaccinated against COVID-19

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reacts as Jytte Margrete Frederiksen (83) is being vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ishoej, Denmark, 27 December 2020. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen…

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Nord Stream 2 to start laying gas pipes in Danish waters

The Russia-led Nord Stream 2 consortium is expected to start laying gas pipes in Danish waters after construction was suspended for a year owing to the threat of sanctions from…

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Denmark to halt flights from Britain on Monday morning

Flights from Britain to Denmark will be suspended for 48 hours starting Monday at 0900 GMT to limit the spread of a new strain of coronavirus, the country's transport minister…

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EU countries may not start vaccinations at the same time

Some EU countries do not plan on starting vaccination programmes together, despite European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen insisting on otherwise. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on…

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Denmark strengthens rape laws, outlaws sex without explicit consent

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark strengthened its rape laws on Thursday by criminalising sex without explicit consent. The new law passed by parliament widened the circumstances that could constitute rape -…

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Denmark will shut down completely during Christmas, New Year – PM

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark will impose a hard lockdown over Christmas and the New Year to limit the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Wednesday. Shopping malls…

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Photo Story: Waste bins for disposable face masks in Denmark

Pedestrians pass a waste bin for disposable face masks, in Aarhus Center, Denmark. Aarhus Municipality are placing one hundred waste bins for disposable face masks. The buckets have a clamped…

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Denmark to widen tight lockdown measures to more municipalities

Denmark's government will expand tighter lockdown measures currently in place in 38 municipalities to around 30 new municipalities, broadcaster TV2 reported on Thursday, citing anonymous sources. On Monday, the government…

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Photo story: Christmas lights lit in Lundhusvej, in Vejle, Denmark

A series of photos from the street of Lundhusvej, in the suburbs of Vejle, Denmark, which once more light up over the weekend, with Christmas lights. Via EPA-EFE/Michael Drost-Hansen

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UPDATED: Mutated coronavirus from mink in Denmark most likely extinct, health ministry says

A new, mutated strain of the novel coronavirus stemming from mink farms in Denmark is "most likely" extinct, the health ministry said on Thursday, amid fears the new strain could…

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Mink cull puts Denmark’s government in legal pinch

The Danish government put forward hastily drawn up legislation on Tuesday to back up its order to cull all the country's farmed mink, admitting it lacked the legal basis for…

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EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Fyn island, Denmark

Morning fog in Kvaerndrup, Fyn island, Denmark. Via EPA-EFE/Michael Bager

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Why the new, mutated strain of the coronavirus in minks in Denmark matters

Denmark has discovered a new, mutated strain of the coronavirus stemming from mink farms in the northern part of the country, which authorities say could evade future COVID-19 vaccines. To…

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Britain bans entry to all travellers from Denmark

Britain said on Saturday it was immediately banning entry to visitors from Denmark in response to concern over outbreaks of coronavirus on Danish mink farms. Denmark has announced strict new…

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International concern after Danish transmission of the virus between animals and humans

The World Health Organization is looking at biosecurity around mink farms in countries across the world to prevent further “spillover events” after Denmark ordered a national mink cull because of…

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Denmark has found 214 people infected with mink-related coronavirus – State Serum Institute

Denmark's State Serum Institute, which deals with infectious diseases, has found mink-related versions of coronavirus in 214 people since June, according to a report on its website updated on Nov.…

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UK removes Denmark from travel corridor list after outbreak in Denmark’s mink farms

Britain said it is removing Denmark from the government's travel corridor list, with people arriving in UK from there needing to self-isolate starting Friday after health authorities in Denmark reported…

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Photo Story: Giant turtle found dead on the beach in Denmark

People gather around a giant turtle carcass that was found by kindergarten children on a beach in southern Jutland, Denmark. Two counsellors from the Naturcenter Toennisgaard were called to the…

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