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Freed activist Paul Watson vows to 'end whaling worldwide'
2 hours, 38 minutes ago

Freed activist Paul Watson vows to 'end whaling worldwide'

Raw Story  

Animal rights activist Paul Watson, freed this week from detention in Denmark, vowed on Saturday to end whale hunting worldwide and to stop Japan if it tried to resume whaling in the Southern Ocean. "One way or the other we are going to end whaling worldwide," Watson told reporters in central Paris where several hundred supporters had gathered to greet …

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After Panama Canal, Trump now wants US to buy Greenland: 'Absolute necessity'
14 hours, 29 minutes ago

After Panama Canal, Trump now wants US to buy Greenland: 'Absolute necessity'

India Today  

After Donald Trump demanded the return of the Panama Canal under the US's control, the President-elect has now said that he wanted to buy and control Greenland, which is a part of the North American continent but is controlled by Denmark. "For purposes of national security and freedom throughout the world, the United States of America feels that the ownership …

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The surprising ornaments on Queen Mary and King Frederik of Denmark's Christmas tree as they deck the halls of Amalienborg Palace
3 days, 4 hours ago

The surprising ornaments on Queen Mary and King Frederik of Denmark's Christmas tree as they deck the halls of Amalienborg Palace

Daily Mail  

Queen Mary and King Frederik have officially decked the halls of Amalienborg Palace - their royal residence in Copenhagen. Queen Mary and King Frederik have officially decked the halls of Amalienborg Palace - their royal residence in Copenhagen Hanging from the tree is a glass kangaroo with a joey in its pouch and a miniature version of David Bowie as …

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Overseas travel agencies bullish on China's inbound tourism
4 days, 14 hours ago

Overseas travel agencies bullish on China's inbound tourism

China Daily  

Foreign tourists pose for a photo in Yongshun, Hunan province, on Nov 7. CHEN SIHAN/XINHUA Danish delight The former visa policy was not making it easier for Danes to travel to China. With these restrictions removed, Liu said she is now going to "roll up her sleeves" to try and introduce more visitors to China. Even during the pandemic, Liu …

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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed after Denmark rejects Japan's extradition request
5 days, 20 hours ago

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed after Denmark rejects Japan's extradition request

Raw Story  

The prominent anti-whaling activist Paul Watson was released Tuesday from prison in Greenland after Danish officials rejected a request by Japan to extradite him. Watson was arrested in Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, in July due to a warrant issued by Japan in 2012, which alleged that Watson had interfered with a Japanese whaling vessel and caused injury to …

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Denmark frees anti-whaling activist Watson, rejecting Japan extradition
6 days, 14 hours ago

Denmark frees anti-whaling activist Watson, rejecting Japan extradition

CNN  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark Reuters — Denmark released anti-whaling activist Paul Watson from detention on Tuesday and said it had rejected a Japanese request to extradite him over criminal charges dating back more than a decade. US-Canadian Watson, 74, founder of the Sea Shepherd conservationist group and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, was released in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, police in the autonomous …

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China bags three titles at BWF World Tour Finals
1 week ago

China bags three titles at BWF World Tour Finals

China Daily  

Winner Shi Yuqi of China and runner-up Anders Antonsen of Denmark pose on the podium after the men's singles event at BWF World Tour Finals 2024 in Hangzhou, China, Dec 15, 2024. HANGZHOU - China's Shi Yuqi and Wang Zhiyi claimed men's and women's singles titles, respectively, while their compatriots Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong clinched the mixed doubles title …

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China bags three titles at BWF World Tour Finals
1 week ago

China bags three titles at BWF World Tour Finals

China Daily  

Winner Shi Yuqi of China and runner-up Anders Antonsen of Denmark pose on the podium after the men's singles event at BWF World Tour Finals 2024 in Hangzhou, China, Dec 15, 2024. HANGZHOU - China's Shi Yuqi and Wang Zhiyi claimed men's and women's singles titles, respectively, while their compatriots Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong clinched the mixed doubles title …

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China bags three titles at BWF World Tour Finals
1 week ago

China bags three titles at BWF World Tour Finals

China Daily  

Winner Shi Yuqi of China and runner-up Anders Antonsen of Denmark pose on the podium after the men's singles event at BWF World Tour Finals 2024 in Hangzhou, China, Dec 15, 2024. HANGZHOU - China's Shi Yuqi and Wang Zhiyi claimed men's and women's singles titles, respectively, while their compatriots Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong clinched the mixed doubles title …

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England handed friendly draw in 2026 World Cup qualifying as Thomas Tuchel era begins
1 week, 2 days ago

England handed friendly draw in 2026 World Cup qualifying as Thomas Tuchel era begins

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thomas Tuchel’s England have been drawn against Serbia, …

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Indian-origin trader in Denmark gets 12-year jail for $1.2-billion tax fraud
1 week, 3 days ago

Indian-origin trader in Denmark gets 12-year jail for $1.2-billion tax fraud

India Today  

A 54-year-old Indian-origin British hedge fund trader has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Denmark after being found guilty of tax fraud that cost the Danish government over $1.2 billion. Shah, founder of London-based hedge fund Solo Capital Partners, was also handed a permanent entry ban to Denmark and will have assets worth $1 billion 7.2 billion) seized, …

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UEFA hits Serbia with partial stadium closures over supporter behaviour
1 week, 4 days ago

UEFA hits Serbia with partial stadium closures over supporter behaviour

The Hindu  

Serbia has been hit with partial stadium closures for two home matches and banned from selling tickets to their fans in two away ties over supporter behaviour in last month’s Nations League games against Switzerland and Denmark, UEFA said. Serbian fans displayed “racist and discriminatory” behaviour, caused damage to the stadium, threw objects and lit fireworks during a 1-1 draw …

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Sweden mulling online access age limits
1 week, 5 days ago

Sweden mulling online access age limits

China Daily  

Danish Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard, Minister of Justice in Sweden Gunnar Strommer, Minister of Justice in Norway Emilie Enger Mehl, and the Minister of Justice for the Faroe Islands Bjarni K. Petersen hold a doorstep about the recruitment of children and young people via social media for organized crime, at the Ministry of Justice in Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec 9, …

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Netherlands freezes Syrian asylum application decisions for six months
2 weeks ago

Netherlands freezes Syrian asylum application decisions for six months

NL Times  

The Dutch Cabinet is imposing a six-month freeze on decisions regarding Syrians who have applied for asylum in the Netherlands, said Asylum and Migration Minister Marjolein Faber in a letter to the Tweede Kamer. Due to the fall of the Assad regime, there is too much uncertainty about the situation in the country to carefully assess asylum applications, Faber told …

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Why is Canada scrambling to counter Russia, China in the Arctic?
2 weeks ago

Why is Canada scrambling to counter Russia, China in the Arctic?

Al Jazeera  

Canada has unveiled a new Arctic strategy to counter what it describes as threats from geopolitical rivals. Canada is stepping up its Arctic strategy amid growing geopolitical tensions and the region’s transformation due to climate change. Canada’s new Arctic strategy highlights recent increased Russian activity along the edges of North American airspace. Canada’s Arctic strategy includes several key initiatives it …

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Syrians around the world celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad as thousands take to the streets in Damascus, London and Berlin as he flees the country
2 weeks ago

Syrians around the world celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad as thousands take to the streets in Damascus, London and Berlin as he flees the country

Daily Mail  

Syrians across the world have shed tears of joy in response to the ousting of former president Bashar al-Assad as they celebrate a sudden end to the 'tyrant's' 24-year-reign. Syrian state television showed militant fighters milling around inside Assad's palace following the news he had reportedly fled this morning on a plane to an unknown destination. Syrians living in Berlin …

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Review: In ‘The Girl With the Needle,’ women face unthinkable options — and a dark solution
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Review: In ‘The Girl With the Needle,’ women face unthinkable options — and a dark solution

LA Times  

Karoline is utterly alone in Copenhagen. “The Girl With the Needle,” Denmark’s official submission for the international feature Oscar, is directed and co-written by the Swedish Polish filmmaker Magnus von Horn. It doesn’t announce itself as such, but it is a film about one of Denmark’s most notorious serial killers, Dagmar Overbye, a child caretaker convicted in 1921 for murdering …

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Cellphone outage in Denmark causes widespread disruption and hits emergency services
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Cellphone outage in Denmark causes widespread disruption and hits emergency services

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN — One of Denmark’s largest cellphone networks suffered severe outages Thursday that prevented people from contacting emergency services, forced at least one hospital to reduce non-critical medical care, and prompted security services in some regions to patrol the streets in search of people in need of help. Trains and buses in parts of the country also suffered delays due …

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Chinese ship suspected of sabotaging data cables in Baltic Sea for Russia: Report
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Chinese ship suspected of sabotaging data cables in Baltic Sea for Russia: Report

Firstpost  

A Chinese ship is suspected to have sabotaged two underwater cables in the Baltic Sea at the behest of Russian intelligence agencies, according to a report The Chinese ship, the bulk carrier Yi Peng 3, in background, is anchored and being monitored by a Danish naval patrol vessels in the sea of Kattegat, near the city of Granaa in Jutland, …

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Europe can’t make Ukraine enough weapons—So it’s paying Kyiv to do it
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Europe can’t make Ukraine enough weapons—So it’s paying Kyiv to do it

Live Mint  

KYIV, Ukraine—Ukraine’s European allies, struggling to produce enough weapons for Kyiv’s war effort, are pioneering a new method: Giving Ukrainians money to do it themselves. In the new approach, Europeans are financing Ukrainian government contracts with cash-strapped Ukrainian arms makers to produce equipment for the country’s armed forces, including long-range missiles and drones that can strike Russian territory. “Last year, …

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Serbian player who lost kidney at World Cup last year helps national team qualify for EuroBasket
4 weeks ago

Serbian player who lost kidney at World Cup last year helps national team qualify for EuroBasket

Associated Press  

MIAMI — The Serbian national team player who lost a kidney at last year’s Basketball World Cup is back on the floor with the club, and helped it clinch a spot in next year’s EuroBasket tournament on Sunday. Borisa Simanic — playing a home game in Belgrade with the national team for the first time since getting hurt in the …

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Are underwater pipelines, cables being sabotaged in the Baltic Sea? Why?
1 month ago

Are underwater pipelines, cables being sabotaged in the Baltic Sea? Why?

Al Jazeera  

A series of unexplained incidents causing damage to pipelines and cables in the Baltic Sea has occurred in the past two years. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday that the incident must be investigated, adding: “We have seen sabotage in the past, so we take it very seriously.” This is just the latest in a series of incidents …

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AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
1 month ago

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean

Associated Press  

Nov. 15-21, 2024 Leaders of the Group of 20 nations gathered in Rio de Janeiro to discuss poverty, climate change and heightened global tensions. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Thousands attended Mexico’s three-day Corona Capital music festival, welcoming headliners Paul McCartney, Iggy Pop, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Green Day and Beck. Share Share Copy …

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Chinese-registered ship is held in Baltic Sea sabotage investigation
1 month ago

Chinese-registered ship is held in Baltic Sea sabotage investigation

Live Mint  

A Chinese ship that sailed over two severed data cables in the Baltic Sea around the time they were cut has been stopped by the Danish navy as part of an international investigation into what police say is a possible act of sabotage. Late Tuesday, the Chinese vessel stopped moving after its path was blocked by two Danish Naval vessels, …

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