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Denmark stories: 48 news summaries

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Look to Danes for Energy Know-How

Tiny nation responded to '73 crisis with bikes, wind, oil tax: Friedman

Aug 10, 08 9:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hey, America, looking for a way to solve the energy crisis? Try following Denmark's lead, writes Thomas L. Friedman in the New York Times. The country has a few simple fixes that go a long way: Friedman observes half the rush-hour traffic is bicycles; wind provides 20% of the country's... More »

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alternative energy • Denmark • gas prices • gas tax • wind power • energy policy

 Frozen Embryos
 Make Bigger Babies 

Study finds no negative effects compared with fresh

Jul 9, 08 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to in vitro fertilization, frozen might be better than fresh, a new study shows. Infants born after being implanted in mothers' wombs as frozen embryos were no more likely than those from fresh stock to be born with congenital defects, the BBC reports; but they were also... More »

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pregnancy • in vitro fertilization • embryo • infant • Denmark • human embryos • scientific study

 Facebook Boots
 Kitty-Eating Kids 

Site repulsed by activist dinner party photos

Jun 12, 08 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A group of Danish students were kicked off Facebook when they posted photos of themselves cooking and eating a cat, the Copenhagen Post reports. The students intended to point out the hypocrisy in designating some animals pets and others food, but have infuriated the almighty social-networking site and animal rights... More »

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pets • cooking • abuse • animal rights • Denmark • activist • cat

 Wind Power
 Finds Its Sea Legs 

Turbines that can float in deeper waters would mean more power, and revenue

May 10, 08 9:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - An answer to the world's energy crisis might be a breeze, the Economist reports—specifically, a breeze offshore. With wind blowing twice as fast offshore than on, engineers have been racing to develop technology to "float" wind turbines far out in the ocean—where they won't ruin coveted views... More »

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England • Massachusetts • Denmark • renewable energy • renewable resources • wind power • oil rig • turbines

Denmark's Economy 'Most Networked'

US takes 4th,
behind Sweden
and Switzerland

Apr 9, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Denmark is the most IT-savvy country on Earth, according to the World Economic Forum, which today released its list of the world’s “most networked” countries. The list ranks 127 countries based on their ability to use new information and technologies, the BBC explains. It was Denmark’s second... More »

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network • Denmark • computer network • information technology • World Economic Forum

 Britney to Front Furniture Biz 

Spears' dad trying to wrangle endorsement deal with Danish line

Apr 8, 08 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears, who once ditched a custody hearing to await a furniture delivery, may be going into the ottoman and end table business herself. In an attempt to salvage his daughter's bleeding fortune, Jamie Spears has spent two months on a deal whereby the struggling pop star would endorse a... More »

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Britney Spears • California • Denmark • branding • endorsement • Claus Hjelmbak • Jamie Spears • Scandinavia • furniture

 Afghans Protest Cartoons, Film 

Angry crowds chant death to Danish, Dutch

Mar 22, 08 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands of Afghan protesters burned Dutch and Danish flags yesterday in a protest against a Danish cartoon and a Dutch film said to insult Islam. They called for the Dutch and Danish embassies to be closed and for their troops serving with NATO in the country to be expelled, Reuters... More »

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Afghanistan • Islam • NATO • Netherlands • protests • Denmark • Geert Wilders • Danish Mohammed cartoons

Ikea's Names Enrage Danes

Danish monikers on Swedish outfit's doormats, floor runners wound pride

Mar 6, 08 4:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Danes are hopping mad about a discovery that Swedish furniture giant Ikea uses Danish place names for its doormats and floor coverings, while reserving Swedish and Norwegian monikers for higher-end items, Der Spiegel reports. Some Danish academics argue that this reinforces Sweden’s perception of Denmark as a “doormat”... More »

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Norway • Ikea • Sweden • Denmark • Stockholm • Copenhagen • Carlsberg • Ericsson • Scandinavian rivalry • doormats • light beer • Malmo • Öresund

Mohammed Cartoon Goes on the Market

Artist, in hiding, calls
drawing  'a symbol of freedom of expression'

Mar 1, 08 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Kurt Westergaard, the artist behind the most controversial of the Danish cartoons that sparked fierce Muslim protest in 2005, is looking to sell his drawing. The sketch of Mohammed with a bomb in his turban has sent Westergaard into hiding, under police protection, and potential buyers may be scared off... More »

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protests • editorial cartoons • Mohammed • Denmark • turbans • Danish Mohammed cartoons • Kurt Westergaard

Muhammad Cartoon Artist Now Homeless

Dane deemed 'too much of a security risk' for police protection

Feb 20, 08 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - A Danish cartoonist who enraged the Muslim world in 2005 with his depiction of the prophet Muhammad with a bomb in his turban is now homeless, Der Spiegel reports. Kurt Westergaard, 73, has been thrown out of his police-protected hotel room—where he was sent when authorities uncovered a plot... More »

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Islam • homeless • cartoon • Denmark • cartoonist • Islamic radicals • Danish Mohammed cartoons • Kurt Westergaard • Jyllands-Posten • Flemming Rose

3 Danish Papers Reprint Cartoon of Muhammad

After arrests, country's leading dailies stand behind artist

Feb 13, 08 6:10 AM CST
(Newser) - After yesterday's arrest of three men allegedly plotting to kill a Danish cartoonist, the country's three largest newspapers all reprinted the offending cartoon, Bloomberg reports. Kurt Westergaard's controversial depiction of the prophet Muhammad wearing a bomb in his turban was originally printed in 2005 by Jyllands-Posten, which reproduced it again... More »

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Islam • newspaper • cartoon • Denmark • cartoonist • Danish Mohammed cartoons

Bust in Terror Plot to Kill Danish Cartoonist

Danish secret services make midnight arrests

Feb 12, 08 7:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Danish police this morning arrested several people suspected of plotting to assassinate a cartoonist who had offended Muslims with a cartoon insulting the prophet Mohammed. The newspaper Jyllands-Posten, which published a set of controversial cartoons in 2005, said the attempt was against one of 12 illustrators, Kurt Westergaard, who drew... More »

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terrorism • terror plots • cartoon • Denmark • cartoonist • assassination attempt • Danish Mohammed cartoons

Sperm Donation Not
'Taxable Labor' for Danes

Sperm banks warned identity disclosure would kill the thriving exports

Feb 6, 08 7:12 AM CST
(Newser) - The Danish government has thought better of a plan to tax earnings from sperm donation just as it taxes any other job, Der Spiegel reports. The catch is that it would have required donors to disclose their identities, which sperm banks said would drive away 93% of their business.... More »

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fertility • sperm • in vitro fertilization • Denmark • donor • fertility treatment • sperm bank • sperm donors

Baby Blues Come From Single Ancestor

A long-ago genetic mutation diluted brown eyes, scientists say

Jan 31, 08 7:21 PM CST
(Newser) - All blue-eyed people have a single, shared ancestor, scientists say. And all those baby blues are the result of a genetic mutation that occurred between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago, LiveScience reports. Before that, everyone had brown eyes. The mutation limits the effects of the gene that produces... More »

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genetics • science • genetic mutation • Denmark • human evolution • eyes

Danish Museum Pursuing Provocative Islam Cartoons

Drawings that lit 2006 riots not for display

Jan 30, 08 8:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Denmark's Royal Library says it wants to acquire the cartoons of Muslim prophet Mohammed that sparked international protests and violence in 2006, Der Spiegel reports. The library wants to preserve the drawings but won't likely display them in the foreseeable future for fear of stoking controversy. The Danish prime minister... More »

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Denmark • Danish Mohammed cartoons • Royal Library of Denmark

Exercise + Alcohol = Good for Heart Health

A little drinking can help a lot if you're active, European study finds

Jan 10, 08 1:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Moderate drinking may help you live longer, according to a new study by Danish researchers. Scientists followed 12,000 participants for 20 years and found that, regardless of how much they exercised, those who drank in moderation were about 30% less likely to develop heart disease than teetotalers. Physically active... More »

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health • alcohol • heart disease • heart • cholesterol • blood pressure • exercise • Denmark

The T-Shirt as Terror Weapon

Danish T-shirt peddlers on trial in debate over free speech, fashion

Nov 29, 07 4:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Seven Danish entrepreneurs are on trial in Copenhagen for hawking T-shirts featuring the logos of two groups classified by the EU as terrorist organizations—PFLP, a Palestinian extremist group, and Farc, a group of Marxist guerrillas in Colombia. The shirts were sold by Freedom+Lovers, which calls itself "dedicated to... More »

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terrorism • fashion • free speech • terrorist • Denmark • Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine • Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia • Freedom Lovers • terrorist organizations

Europeans Go for Coke

2007 EU report says coke use up by one million

Nov 22, 07 4:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Cocaine is "Europe's stimulant of choice," according to a new study that says nearly five million Europeans used coke this year—a million more than last. The Spanish and British used it most, BBC reports, but Danes and Italians increased their usage most in 2007. Two million Europeans... More »

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drugs • Spain • European Union • United Kingdom • cocaine • Italy • Denmark

Denmark Gives New Mandate to Prime Minister

Early-election gamble yields third term for right-wing coalition

Nov 14, 07 11:36 AM CST
(Newser) - Denmark's ruling coalition won a third term in government yesterday for right-leaning PM Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who called the election 15 months ahead of schedule, reports the Times of London. The party of Naser Khader, a Syrian-born legislator, did not win enough seats to force the ruling coalition to include... More »

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Denmark • Naser Khader • Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Cartoon Row Over, a Danish Muslim Rises

Days before elections, all eyes turn to Syrian-born MP

Nov 10, 07 5:23 AM CST
(Newser) - With Denmark holding early elections on Tuesday, the Times of London profiles the probable kingmaker in the next parliament: a hugely popular Syrian immigrant and secular Muslim. After the worldwide uproar over cartoons depicting Mohammad, Naser Khader founded the New Alliance party to counter anti-Muslim sentiments. Now, polls predict his... More »

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cartoon • Denmark • Naser Khader

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