Denmark to deploy military personnel in Iraq
The Danish parliament, also known as Folketinget, agreed Wednesday to send military equipment and personnel to Iraq to contribute to the fight against so-called 'Islamic State' militants. The Folketinget, which was attended by 104 deputies in its session ...
Denmark PM says not a contender for EU council president
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt ruled herself out for the position of the European Union council president, saying she was happy staying in her current job. "I am not coming out as the candidate for the position of ...
Denmark Eager To Revive Ties With India
Since Copenhagen’s refusal to extradite Kim Davy – the mastermind of Purulia arms drop case of 1995 – in August 2011, the relation between Denmark and India has turned cold. The case is a legal one regarding an incident taken place on December 17, 1995.
Denmark’s iPoker Market Expected To Decline 7.7% In 2014
According to the latest figures released by Danish gambling authority Spillemyndigheden, Denmark’s online poker market contracted in the second quarter of 2014 to just $7,186,231, down from the $8,982,789 generated in Q2 2013, and the $9,881,067 in Q2 2012.
Badminton - Denmark's Jorgensen marches on at worlds
- Denmark's Jan O Jorgensen continued his quest to end China's dominance at the badminton world championships as he breezed into the last 16 of the men's singles in Copenhagen on Wednesday. Third seed Jorgensen, his confidence boosted by June's Indonesian ...
Denmark to Go Military in Iraq
Unless something totally unforseen happens, Denmark will begin to participate in the war against ISIS and Co., this week. But a week ago it was only a humanitarian mission. There is indeed something rotten in the – rogue – state of Denmark… Iraq ...
Denmark for reviving ties, India wants action
Citing its help in India getting an observer status at the Arctic council last year among other things, Denmark is pushing hard to defreeze the diplomatic ties with India. The ties had turned cold since August 2011 after Copenhagen refused to extradite Kim ...
UPDATE 2-Denmark sees 2015 deficit at EU limit, analysts query growth forecast
* Denmark keeps 2015 GDP forecast at 2 pct despite euro zone woes COPENHAGEN, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Denmark's budget deficit will hit the European Union's 3 percent limit next year as its economy expands 2 percent, government proposals showed, but economists ...
Food safety takes a hit in Danish budget proposal
At a time when a listeria outbreak continues to claim new victims – 13 people have died and a 29th person was confirmed as infected on Thursday – salmonella fears caused an egg recall and a steep increase in MRSA has been recorded, the government’s budget proposal released this week calls for cut in ...
August 28 in history and trivia
1189 – Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan 1521 – The Ottoman Turks occupy Belgrade. 1565 – Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States. ...
In Which Reader Me Sighs in Double Disappointment
You ever hear about a book and think, “Ooh, boy! Want, want, want! I’ll totally love it!” and then buy/read it and…well, it just didn’t do it for you? Yeah. I’ve been there. Twice lately. Book the First: “ Damselfly” by Jennie Bates Bozic. Genre: YA Dystopian Blurb: In 2065, the Lilliput Project cre ...
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Walking to the end of the world
Two years ago this week I heaved on my pack, left St Jean Pied de Port in France and set off on a track over the Pyrenees. I walked for 500 miles, all the way across Spain. Or almost. Five hundred miles took me no further than Santiago de Compostella. In my mind it had always been the final destinat ...
