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Shipping giant Maersk’s profit sinks, warns of Red Sea risk

COPENHAGEN, Feb 8, 2024 (AFP) - Shipping giant Maersk reported on Thursday a massive drop in net profit in 2023…

Heavy snowfall, cold cause traffic jams in Nordics

STOCKHOLM, Jan 4, 2024 (AFP) - Hundreds of cars were stuck along highways in southern Sweden and Denmark on Thursday,…

Maersk extends suspension of Red Sea passage

COPENHAGEN, Jan 2, 2024 (AFP) - Shipping giant Maersk said on Tuesday it would not resume passage through a key…

Frederik, Denmark’s ‘woke’ and popular future king

COPENHAGEN, Dec 31, 2023 (AFP) - A rebellious teen turned "woke" family man, Denmark's future king Crown Prince Frederik is…

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication

By Camille BAS-WOHLERT COPENHAGEN, Dec 31, 2023 (AFP) - Denmark's popular Queen Margrethe II, Europe's longest-serving monarch, said Sunday that…

Denmark sees record precipitation for 2023

COPENHAGEN, Dec 20, 2023 (AFP) - A record amount of precipitation fell in Denmark in 2023, meteorologists said Wednesday, noting…

Six held in Denmark as authorities avert terror plot

COPENHAGEN, Dec 15, 2023 (AFP) - Danish prosecution authorities said Friday that six people had been remanded in custody overnight…

Denmark says arrests foiled terror attack

COPENHAGEN, Dec 14, 2023 (AFP) - Danish authorities said on Thursday they prevented a terror attack, after three arrests in…

Maersk to slash 3,500 jobs as profits, revenue plunge

COPENHAGEN, Nov 3, 2023 (AFP) - Danish shipping giant Maersk said Friday it would slash 3,500 jobs as net profit…

Denmark closer to donating F-16s to Ukraine

COPENHAGEN, June 26, 2023 (AFP) - Denmark will retire its fleet of F-16 fighter earlier than planned, the Danish defence…

Forest fire risks mount in drought-hit Nordic nations

LYNGE, Denmark, June 16, 2023 (AFP) - "I need water", pleads farmer Lars Jonsson, casting a desperate eye over a…

Russia summons Germany, Sweden, Denmark envoys over Nord Stream

MOSCOW, May 25, 2023 (AFP) - Russia on Thursday summoned the envoys of Germany, Sweden and Denmark over Moscow's frustration…

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