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NEWS ABOUT: Denmark

Denmark stories: 48 news summaries

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 'Hit the Bitch' 
 Site Preaches 
 Against 
 Violence 

Danish 'game' takes unusual approach to PSA

Nov 17, 09 5:31 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s supposed to be a PSA against domestic violence, but ‘ Hit the Bitch ’—a webgame from a Danish advocacy group—takes things to a disturbing level. Users manipulate a big onscreen hand to beat a model, with their score advancing from “100% pussy” to “... More »

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domestic violence • violence • Denmark • domestic abuse • public service

Chicago Men Busted
in Danish Terror Plot

Pair accused of plot to attack paper that printed Mohammed cartoons

Oct 28, 09 6:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two Chicago men have been charged with conspiring to attack the Danish newspaper that enraged many Muslims by printing cartoons of Mohammed in 2005. Suspect Daniel Coleman Headley, a US citizen who grew up in Pakistan, has "very extensive contacts with leading militant extremists in Pakistan," an official... More »

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Iraq • terror plots • Denmark • Danish Mohammed cartoons • al-Qaeda • Kurt Westergaard • Jyllands-Posten

 IT Firm Puts Autism to Work 

Software tester finds niche for those with the disorder

Oct 15, 09 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Danish entrepreneur—and father of a son with autism—has figured out a profitable way to serve the needs of blue chip companies and the underemployed members of the autism community. Thorkil Sonne’s company, Specialisterne, does repetitive software testing, turning its employees’ disability into an asset. “... More »

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autism • disability • Denmark • Asperger's Syndrome • information technology • autism spectrum disorder • Specialisterne • software testing • repetition

 Half of US Babies Will See 100 

Upward life expectancy trend shows no signs of slowing

Oct 2, 09 10:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - More than half of the children born today in wealthy developed countries will live to see their 100th birthday. New research coming out of Denmark also suggests life expectancy in general has increased dramatically as medicine and diagnosis of diseases afflicting the elderly have improved. Since the 1950s, the BBC... More »

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medicine • elderly • Europe • life expectancy • Denmark • lifespan • developed countries • scientific study • babies

Steele: Let Michelle Make Olympics Pitch

RNC chair blasts Obama's trip as 'unnecessary'

Sep 29, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama shouldn’t bother going to Denmark to argue for Chicago's Olympic bid, Michael Steele says; that’s what Michelle’s for. “The first lady would have been and should have been the lead there,” the RNC chair said today. “Let her go and sell Chicago.... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Michelle Obama • Democratic National Committee • Denmark • Copenhagen • 2016 Olympics • International Olympic Committee • President Obama • Michael Steele • Republican National Committee

 Scandinavia Battles 
 Genital Mutilation 

African, Middle Eastern immigrants arrested after mutilations abroad

Sep 19, 09 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scandinavian countries are hitting perpetrators of genital mutilation with heavy fines and prison sentences, even when the act is committed in other countries, Global Post reports. African and Middle Eastern immigrants who take their daughters abroad for genital mutilations—which are considered normal and even necessary in some cultures—are... More »

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Africa • Norway • genital mutilation • female genital mutilation • Sweden • Denmark • Scandinavia

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 Clijsters Caps 
 Comeback  
 With Crown  

Belgian rebounds from 2-year hiatus to capture 2nd major

Sep 13, 09 10:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - After 2 years off, Kim Clijsters needed just two sets to capture US Open title No. 2 tonight at Flushing Meadows. The 7-5, 6-3 victory over Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark capped a dramatic run by the 26-year-old Belgian, who was unseeded in her third tournament since un-retiring. Her 18-month-old daughter,... More »

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Belgium • New York • tennis • Denmark • US Open Tennis • Flushing Meadows • women's tennis • Kim Clijsters • Caroline Wozniacki

OPINION

 Happy Denmark Bucks 
 Fate of Ex-World Powers 

Former conquerors quite happy with perfect welfare state

Sep 5, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Denmark has bucked the trend of former world powers—“expand, overreach, then decay, their martial spirit dimmed, their peoples left to recount old glories and wonder at times past,” Denny Woodkin writes on Splice Today. Instead of muttering about what could have been, the Danes have developed “... More »

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Denmark • Copenhagen • wind power • socialized medicine • Danish • welfare state • Christiana • world power

(Newser) - A rash of attacks by aggressive dogs in Denmark has lawmakers considering a ban on breeds such as pit bulls and mastiffs. But one member of parliament—a veterinarian, no less—has raised a stink by proposing a far more radical solution, reports the Economist. He wants to kill all... More »

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Denmark • deadly animals • pit bulls • dogs

 Law's Hamlet 
 to Go From 
 London to 
 Broadway 

Show to arrive from London in September

Jun 30, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jude Law is Broadway-bound as the prince of Denmark in a production of Hamlet exported from London, the New York Times reports. The show is set for a 12-week run on the Great White Way, with previews starting Sept. 12 and the official opening Oct. 6. Before it arrives Stateside,... More »

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theater • London • Broadway • Denmark • Jude Law • William Shakespeare • Hamlet • Elsinore Castle

(Newser) - Teens forced to move often by their parents’ jobs are much more likely to attempt suicide than those who stay put, MSNBC reports. Kids between 11 and 17 who moved three or more times were twice as likely to try to kill themselves as children who grew up in the... More »

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parenting • mental health • children • parents • Denmark • scientific study • teen suicide • teenager • moving • adolescence • women's issues

(Newser) - The Institute for Economics and Peace has released its annual list of the world’s most peaceful countries, Bloomberg reports. The index is based on things like "international security" and "tolerant solidarity." New Zealand is No. 1; the US is No. 83. A sampling:
  1. New Zealand:
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Russia • United States • Norway • New Zealand • Denmark • Iceland • peace • Institute for Economics and Peace • peaceful

Controversial Muhammad Cartoon Goes on Sale

Some copies are signed by artists in hiding

Apr 8, 09 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three years after political cartoons of the prophet Muhammad sparked violent riots in Muslim countries, the Denmark Free Press Society is selling prints of the controversial art. Some of the 1,000 copies, priced at $250 each, are signed by the artist, who remains in hiding due to death threats,... More »

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Islam • free speech • Muslims • censorship • religion • Denmark • riots • Danish Mohammed cartoons • Denmark Free Press Society

Despite Cartoon Flap,
Danish PM to Head NATO

Turkey shoots down Danish candidate

Apr 4, 09 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - NATO named Anders Fogh Rasmussen as its new secretary-general today, overcoming a contentious stalemate with Turkey, the AP reports. Turkey had strongly opposed the Danish prime minister because he’d supported the newspapers that printed cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in 2005. Turkey argued that Rasmussen’s selection wouldn’t... More »

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Turkey • NATO • free speech • Recep Tayyip Erdogan • Denmark • Danish Mohammed cartoons • NATO Secretary-General

Warming Is Polar Bears' Top Killer, Host Nations Agree

US, Russia, Norway, Denmark and Canada sign joint statement on bear population

Mar 19, 09 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Five nations whose land is home to polar bears signed a joint statement today declaring global warming to be the biggest threat to the animals, AFP reports. Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Norway, Russia, and the US agree that “long-term conservation of polar bears depends upon successful mitigation of climate change,”... More »

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climate change • Russia • global warming • Canada • Kyoto Protocol • Norway • Denmark • polar bear • ice melt

 World's Oddest 
 New Year Rituals 

Grapes, bonfires, effigies are some nations' traditions for a lucky 2009

Dec 29, 08 1:50 AM CST
(Newser) - While much of the world indulges in the traditional New Year's Eve fare of glittery balls and fireworks, other countries have more unusual ways of shepherding in the next year, reports Travel and Leisure. For example: 
  • Spain: Gobbling a grape for each clock stroke is considered a fruity
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Spain • Japan • Scotland • Brazil • Denmark • superstition • rituals • luck • New Year

Danish Navy Rescues Drifting Probable Pirates

Somalis had weapons on board; men handed to Yemeni coast guard

Dec 5, 08 10:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Danish sailors sent to the Gulf of Aden to combat piracy found themselves instead rescuing a group of hungry Somali men in a broken speedboat filled with grenades and AK-47s. The navy ship, which had been patrolling the area as part of an international anti-piracy effort, confiscated the weapons and... More »

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Somalia • Yemen • Denmark • pirates • warship • Gulf of Aden

 Greenland Votes for Self-Rule 

Danish territory wants to control own police force, oil fields

Nov 26, 08 10:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Three-fourths of the Greenlanders who voted in yesterday’s referendum on self-rule want more autonomy from Denmark, Time reports. The historic vote—which must still be adopted by parliaments in Copenhagen and Nuuk—puts the world’s largest island on the path to becoming the first independent Inuit state. But... More »

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independence • Greenland • Denmark • oil drilling • Inuit • autonomy

 Dig Unearths 
 10th-Century 
 Viking Shield 

Denmark's moist soil preserved wooden artifact for 1,000 years

Sep 18, 08 11:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Archaeologists say they have found a remarkably intact Viking shield that is at least 1,000 years old, the AP reports. The 10th-century artifact, the first such find in Denmark, was buried in moist soil "ideal to preserve the wood," says an excavator. The 32-inch wooden shield was... More »

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Denmark • Vikings • excavation • archaeologist

FDA Rules Block Import of Prized Danish Sperm

US running low on popular 'Viking' sperm, barred by Mad Cow safeguards

Aug 13, 08 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - FDA rules banning European sperm imports are driving some would-be American mothers to desperation, the Washington Post reports. Sperm from Danish donors used to be a popular import. But regulations to safeguard the US from a human form of Mad Cow disease have shut down the supply and sperm banks... More »

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FDA • sperm • Denmark • mad cow disease • sperm bank • sperm donors • bovine spongiform encephalopathy

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