* 3 min. ago
Two reported killed in Ukrainian attack on Crimea
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Two people have been killed today in a Ukrainian drone attack on an apartment building in the city of Kerch on the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula.
This is according to the Russian-installed governor of the area, Sergey Aksyonov, as reported by Reuters.
Ukraine has not immediately commented on the incident.
However, since the beginning of summer, the country has escalated attacks on Crimea, which was annexed by the Russians in 2014.
Earlier this week, three people were killed, according to the governor, following "attacks from the enemy" on Crimea.
* Court halts Trump's billion-dollar ballroom project 13 min. ago
Donald Trump's administration has 14 days to appeal. In this way, the appeals court's decision is not final.
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* Strong Polish attack ends in yellow jersey and stage win 8. Jun kl. 17:18
In this blog, you get the latest news from Danish and international cycling today.
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* After yet another legal showdown, electricity companies received the death blow, and a controversial lawyer was removed from the case 19 min. ago
Two electricity companies and one gas company in the disputed Velkommen group were declared bankrupt today.
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* Thousands of young Moroccans risk their lives to reach the EU. What kind of Morocco are they fleeing? 21 min. ago
Morocco is Africa's fifth-largest economy. Yet many young people are unemployed.
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* 36 min. ago
Italy maintains strengthened border control with travelers from Spain
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Italy is maintaining strengthened border control with travelers coming from Spain. This is reported by Reuters.
The measure was initially introduced following the massive influx of migrants who arrived at the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last week.
Italy's decision has led Spain to threaten retaliatory measures against travelers from Italy if the measure is not lifted by Sunday.
But the Italian government will not bow to Spain's "ultimatums or imposed demands," it said today. In a statement from the Italian government, it appears according to Reuters that the government will only reconsider the decision when it is, among other things, sure that there is no terror risk.
* 46 min. ago Ugens Gæst på P1 Now Ida Auken responds to criticism of jubilation video Ugens Gæst på P1 7. aug 2026
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Now Ida Auken responds to criticism of jubilation video
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In Ugens Gæst på P1, Minister for Health and Church Affairs Ida Auken (S) speaks today about the criticism she received for cheering in a video on social media over the fact that the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) is getting its own priest. Her jubilation and the initiative itself with the priest also drew criticism within her own ranks, and two people subsequently left the Social Democratic Party. show more
In Ugens Gæst på P1, Minister for Health and Church Affairs Ida Auken (S) speaks today about the criticism she received for cheering in a video on social media over the fact that the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) is getting its own priest. Her jubilation and the initiative itself with the priest also drew criticism within her own ranks, and two people subsequently left the Social Democratic Party.
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* Today kl. 17:05 News Train problems give record number of passengers in buses News 7. aug 2026
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Train problems give record number of passengers in buses
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While many train passengers this summer have waited for delayed departures, more have chosen the bus. Flixbus and Kombardo Expressen are feeling this. DSB acknowledges that the summer's problems have been frustrating for passengers, but they are expected to return, is the expectation. show more
While many train passengers this summer have waited for delayed departures, more have chosen the bus. Flixbus and Kombardo Expressen are feeling this. DSB acknowledges that the summer's problems have been frustrating for passengers, but they are expected to return, is the expectation.
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* Who can challenge Infantino? DR commentator predicts possible candidates Today kl. 16:33
Here, DR's commentator Henrik Liniger offers his suggestions for Gianni Infantino's potential successor.
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* Today kl. 16:28
The Danish Road Directorate expects the summer's biggest homeward-bound weekend
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The schools' summer vacation is nearing its end, and therefore the Danish Road Directorate expects full roads and traffic jams over the weekend.
It will likely be the summer's biggest homeward-bound weekend.
Motorists should expect periodic queues and longer travel times. This applies especially on the major motorways, at the border, and around larger cities, the Danish Road Directorate writes on its website.
This applies especially on Saturday, where heavy traffic is forecast from 11 am to 3 pm, and Sunday between 12 pm and 4 pm, where there is a forecast risk of traffic jams and extended travel time.
- The homeward-bound traffic will move across the country from Jutland towards the capital area and northwards from Germany, the Danish Road Directorate states.
* Today kl. 16:07
The Norwegian royal house denies that the King was driven with emergency lights to the hospital
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It is not correct that the Norwegian King Harald, 89 years old, was earlier today transported by ambulance with emergency lights to Rikshospitalet in Oslo.
This is stated by the Norwegian royal house to the media VG, after the Norwegian Se og Hør earlier today reported that eyewitnesses were said to have seen exactly that.
It was in fact a planned check-up and follow-up with the doctor. Furthermore, the King was driven in his own car, the Norwegian royal house states to VG.
- It is not correct, as Se og Hør has written, that the King was driven by ambulance to Rikshospitalet today, says Guri Varpe, communications chief at the Norwegian royal house.
VG has attempted to get a comment from Se og Hør.
King Harald and Queen Sonja are received by Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary at Aarhus Harbour, Friday, 16 June 2023. (Photo: © Bo Amstrup, Ritzau Scanpix) Facebook
* They die in the heat in Southern Europe - Saturday the hedgehogs are to be counted here at home Today kl. 16:02
After a summer with drought and heat, biologist Sophie Lund Rasmussen is particularly concerned about the Danish hedgehogs.
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* Pre-trial detention hearing in Horsens is linked to case of 15-year-old girl, DR learns Today kl. 15:54
During the court hearing, emphasis has been placed, among other things, on the fact that accomplices are still at large.
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* Today kl. 15:45
Around 300 reports of injuries at Smukfest Thursday - primary cause was alcohol
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When festival guests at the Skanderborg-based Smukfest get injured, it is most often due to alcohol. This is what the head of security at Smukfest, Thomas Rydahl, tells Ritzau.
Yesterday, Thursday, the festival had around 300 inquiries from guests at its first aid and emergency areas with injuries, and most were due to alcohol.
- We see that when you get too much alcohol, you can fall and hurt yourself, he says.
It is especially in the hilly terrain that intoxicated guests stumble and get injured, says the head of security.
- People don't manage to brace themselves.
* Today kl. 15:30 News Community police officer shot the 22-year-old man in Tingbjerg News 7. aug 2026
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Community police officer shot the 22-year-old man in Tingbjerg
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DR learns that it was a community police officer who on Saturday, 1 August, shot a 22-year-old man in the Tingbjerg district. The dramatic episode was filmed, and angry young people set fire to the street afterwards. DR's crime podcast, Lyssky, unravels the events. show more
DR learns that it was a community police officer who on Saturday, 1 August, shot a 22-year-old man in the Tingbjerg district. The dramatic episode was filmed, and angry young people set fire to the street afterwards. DR's crime podcast, Lyssky, unravels the events.
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* Today kl. 15:24
'Catastrophic' US jobs report disappoints greatly
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In July, the number of jobs in the US outside agriculture fell by 23,000.
This is stated by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics in a report.
According to the AFP news agency, the figure is somewhat below expectations. This is reported by Ritzau.
The key figure is considered an indicator of the state of the world economy, as the US is the world's largest economy.
Allan Sørensen, chief economist at the Confederation of Danish Industry, calls the jobs report "catastrophic."
- There are major problems in the American labor market. It is going really badly for the American job engine, which has now shifted into reverse gear, he says in a written comment.
The report did show, however, that unemployment in the US in July was 4.1 percent, which is a decrease from 4.2 percent the month before.
* Today kl. 15:12
AI's imprint on the environment is depleting our resources to such an extent that there is a need for more regulation of data centres on a global level, several actors believe.
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* Today kl. 14:25
93 kilos of hashish found on board a fishing cutter
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A fishing cutter at the port in Hirtshals was yesterday subject to a routine check, and here the Danish Customs Agency found 22.2 kilos of hashish on the vessel, which was later to sail to Greenland.
When the North Jutland Police were called in, after a thorough search, even more narcotics were found. Throughout the night and morning, investigators searched the fishing cutter and found an additional 71 kilos of hashish, the police write in a press release.
- Two men confess to being behind the smuggling, but actually not jointly, so there are two separate cases and therefore also two presentations at the Court in Hjørring today, states Police Commissioner Kasper Brix.
At the pre-trial detention hearing today, both men confessed and received immediate sentences. One, a 26-year-old man, has been sentenced to one year in prison for possession of 22.2 kilos of hashish with the intent to deliver it onwards in Greenland.
The other, a 45-year-old man, has been sentenced to one and a half years in prison for being in possession of 71 kilos of hashish.
* Today kl. 14:22 World Ancient god statue unearthed in Turkey World 7. aug 2026
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Ancient god statue unearthed in Turkey
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Archaeologists have found a 2.2-meter-high marble statue believed to be 1,800 years old. The statue, which depicts the healing god of medicine Asclepius and his son Telesphorus, was found in Aspendos in southern Turkey during excavations of a city gate. According to Greek mythology, Asclepius was the son of the god of light, Apollo. show more
Archaeologists have found a 2.2-meter-high marble statue believed to be 1,800 years old. The statue, which depicts the healing god of medicine Asclepius and his son Telesphorus, was found in Aspendos in southern Turkey during excavations of a city gate. According to Greek mythology, Asclepius was the son of the god of light, Apollo.
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* Denmark Democrats want to allow hunters to shoot problem wolves in all of Jutland - without asking permission Today kl. 14:21
As it is now, private individuals must seek permission to shoot wolves in the regulation zones. The Denmark Democrats want to change that.
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* Gen Z puts pressure on India's Prime Minister Today kl. 14:10
The Indian youth movement now wants to spread across the entire country and give more young people a voice.
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* Who is the controversial Putin supporter who got a tour of Christiansborg? Today kl. 14:00
Vladislav Dajković has never been elected to parliament but has built a large presence on social media and profiles himself with pro-Russian and Serbian-nationalist messages.
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* Today kl. 13:24
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan enter into joint defence agreement
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By
Julie Würtz ( [email protected] )
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan have on Friday signed a joint defence agreement.
This is stated by Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs according to Reuters.
The agreement is to expand and strengthen the countries' security cooperation in a time marked by unrest in the Middle East.
According to the agreement text, any armed attack against one of the three countries will be considered an attack against all three.
The new pact has been named the "Mecca Joint Defence Agreement." In a joint statement, the three countries emphasize that the agreement is to "strengthen collective deterrence against any form of aggression."
* Today kl. 13:19
Norwegian strike in SAS called off
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By
Julie Würtz ( [email protected] )
A threatened strike among the Norwegian cabin crew in SAS has been called off, after the parties managed to reach an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement.
This is reported by the Norwegian news agency NTB according to Ritzau.
The trade unions Fellesforbundet and Parat began negotiations with the employer organisation NHO Luftfart at the Norwegian national mediator, equivalent to a Danish conciliator, on Thursday at 10 am. And here on Friday at noon, they have reached a joint agreement.
Earlier in the summer, the parties had actually managed to reach an agreement, but on Monday it emerged that the cabin crew in the Norwegian part of SAS had voted no to the proposed agreement in a ballot.
If an agreement had not been negotiated, the employees would have initiated a strike on Saturday at 4:00 am.
* Today kl. 13:11
It brings joy in a summer cottage area that the authorities have now opened up for the problem wolf near Nørre Nebel to be shot.
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* Spanish minister hopes to be able to send minor migrants to the mainland 'within a couple of weeks' Today kl. 12:44
So far, 1,342 minor migrants have been registered in Ceuta following last week's large migrant influx.
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* Police suspect criminal offense in 15-year-old girl's disappearance Today kl. 12:20
The 15-year-old girl was internationally wanted and found alive in Hungary yesterday.
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* Today kl. 12:05
European police arrest 78 people in smuggling network
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By
Julie Würtz ( [email protected] )
Europol and police in several European countries have raided a large smuggling network and arrested 78 suspects. This is stated by Europol in a press release on Friday.
The network is described as one of the largest operating in the western part of the Mediterranean, and it is said to have smuggled cannabis, synthetic drugs, migrants, weapons, as well as people fleeing the law.
The investigation also links the group to robberies, extortion, deprivation of liberty, and money laundering. Spanish police led the operation with the participation of French, Portuguese, and Polish authorities.
The police have seized a fleet of boats, including 18 so-called ghost speedboats, which have been used to transport cargo and migrants in international waters off Spain.
* August Holmgren is getting better and better, while he is falling on the rankings Today kl. 12:03
The Danish tennis player has fallen quite a few places on the rankings over the past year, but still feels he is a better player.
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* Today kl. 11:53 World Drought exposes World War II bomb World 7. aug 2026
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Drought exposes World War II bomb
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An unexploded bomb from World War II appeared on Wednesday evening on the banks of the Rhine in Cologne. In the heat, the water level in the river has fallen, causing the 250-kilo American bomb to become visible. An area with a 400-meter radius was evacuated before the bomb was defused on Thursday afternoon. According to the AP news agency, the water level yesterday was only 67 centimeters, which is a record low for that part of the river. show more
An unexploded bomb from World War II appeared on Wednesday evening on the banks of the Rhine in Cologne. In the heat, the water level in the river has fallen, causing the 250-kilo American bomb to become visible. An area with a 400-meter radius was evacuated before the bomb was defused on Thursday afternoon. According to the AP news agency, the water level yesterday was only 67 centimeters, which is a record low for that part of the river.
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* Today kl. 11:42
A Sinful advertisement has sparked debate about what is suitable for advertising on city buses and in public spaces.
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* Today kl. 11:12
Weather conditions and war push food prices to highest level in three years
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Global food prices reached their highest level in more than three years in July, according to figures from the UN's Food Price Index (FAO) as reported by Reuters.
The high food prices are due, among other things, to unfavorable weather conditions and an escalation of the war in the Middle East and the war in Ukraine, which affects the shipping of grain through the Black Sea, it is stated.
The chief economist of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization tells the news agency that the world may be facing another wave of food inflation, as wars in Iran and Ukraine, as well as the El Niño weather phenomenon, create a "perfect storm" of rising costs and lower crop yields.
Food organizations in Europe and Denmark have already warned that the summer's heatwaves and a dry spring would hit the harvest and be reflected in prices.
* Today kl. 11:00
Expert calls for euthanasia of wolf that came close to children
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By
Julie Würtz ( [email protected] )
It is probably a young male wolf that in three cases has moved into private gardens and sought out playing children in gardens in Nørre Nebel in West Jutland.
This is what professor and wolf researcher Peter Sunde from the Department of Ecoscience at Aarhus University tells Ritzau.
According to him, it is the same wolf that has been close to people in the Oksbøl area.
- This is a young male wolf born in 2025, which for some reason has lost its instinctive shyness towards humans.
- We don't know why, but it could be because the wolf has been fed, he tells Ritzau.
The wolf researcher believes the inappropriate behavior may have been learned when the wolf was a pup.
- We need to get rid of this behavior, and the safe choice is to have the wolf euthanized, says Peter Sunde.
* Today kl. 10:55
Cancellations and delays hit at a particularly unfortunate time, assesses a transport researcher. DSB expects customers to return.
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* Today kl. 10:29
The wind subsides, the sun gets a better grip, and the temperature rises markedly during the weekend.
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* Today kl. 10:22
Velkommen A/S and other disputed electricity companies declared bankrupt
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The picture is from another meeting at the Maritime and Commercial Court from last week. From left: Co-owner of Velkommen Lars Hein, lawyer Flemming Jensen, and co-owner Thomas Søgaard-Andersen.
Velkommen A/S has been declared bankrupt, as have the companies B.energy and Vedvarende, which are also part of the Velkommen group.
This has emerged at the Maritime and Commercial Court.
The Velkommen group, which consists of a total of four electricity and gas companies, has been under massive criticism in recent months for charging excessively high advance payments and failing to pay money back to its customers.
Last month, many thousands of customers were sold from the scandal-ridden Velkommen group to Energidrift without the customers' consent.
Now three of the companies have thus been declared bankrupt today. The fourth, Nettopower, went bankrupt last week.
* Prestigious university under pressure after black professor's plagiarism case Today kl. 10:09
Jason Arday has left his position at Cambridge after allegations including plagiarism. But according to a UK commentator, the case also raises serious questions about the university's own role in the hiring.
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* Today kl. 10:03
Marius Borg Høiby requests release
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The Norwegian Crown Princess's son, Marius Borg Høiby, wants to be released from his pre-trial detention with an electronic ankle monitor.
This is stated by his lawyer Ellen Holager Andenæs to Norwegian TV2.
- He does not wish to be deprived of liberty, even though he is at home, she says.
His pre-trial detention expires on Monday, and if the police want to demand his pre-trial detention be extended, Marius Borg Høiby will oppose it, it is stated.
The Crown Princess's son was sentenced in the spring to four years in prison for, among other things, abuse in a close relationship and two rapes involving sexual acts other than intercourse.
He appealed the sentence, as did the prosecution, with a demand for a stricter penalty.
* Today kl. 09:51
Swedish man charged 21 years after double murder
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A 45-year-old man has been charged with a double murder that has been unsolved since the summer of 2005.
He was arrested in April after DNA-based genealogy research found his DNA at the crime scene, where a couple in their 70s were found murdered 21 years ago in the town of Brattås in Sweden, SVT writes.
The man has been in pre-trial detention since an arrest in April, but now enough evidence has been gathered to initiate a trial, it is stated by the prosecution.
According to the indictment, the man is said to have killed the couple Tor Öberg and Gerd Viklund by striking them several times in the head.
The 45-year-old man pleads not guilty and claims to have an explanation for why his DNA was found at the crime scene.
* One in four adults do not take their diabetes medication regularly - and it has consequences Today kl. 09:48
Patients who do not take their diabetes medication consistently have a 27 percent higher risk of heart disease.
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* Today kl. 09:45
Large parts of Italy are under the highest heat warnings, while heat records are being broken in several places in Europe.
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* Municipality overwhelmed by orders for larger rubbish bins Today kl. 09:30
It is, among other things, the lack of space for plastic waste that has led several Stevns residents to order a larger bin for recyclable waste.
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* More than 1,000 unaccompanied children are still staying in Ceuta Today kl. 09:20
An unaccompanied teenager is extremely vulnerable, warns Save the Children.
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* Norwegian football boss wants Infantino to step down 'now' Today kl. 09:09
Follow the reactions to the Fifa turmoil, where the international federation ultimately had to shelve a grand plan.
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* Today kl. 08:59
Replacement buses put in after person hit by train in Kolding
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If you are taking the train between Fredericia, Kolding, and Lunderskov, you will instead have to take a replacement bus.
DSB is working hard to arrange replacement buses after a freight train hit a person near Kolding. Police and rescue services are working at the scene. Travelers are advised to check Rejseplanen.
All train operations to Kolding Station have been suspended. The police district writes that they cannot provide further information and asks for peace to work.
At the same time, South East Jutland Police state that anyone involved in the incident or who witnessed the collision can contact the Victim Support service.
* Today kl. 08:49
Russia's answer to Amazon once again hit by attack
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The Russian trading platform Wildberries has once again been subjected to a military attack, this time on a warehouse building in the city of Yekaterinburg.
This is stated by the company - which is Russia's largest online trading platform and has been compared to Amazon - according to the Reuters news agency.
The attack has started a fire, it is stated in a post on Telegram, without further details being given.
In recent months, Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on Wildberries facilities, particularly warehouse buildings. Ukraine has not yet commented on the new attack.
According to Reuters, there have been attacks on around 20 different Wildberries facilities, and at least 13 people have been killed in connection with them.
* Today kl. 08:21
City council wants minister to change rules on town signs
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By
Morten Mørch ( [email protected] )
The city council in Nyborg is now trying to get the Minister of Transport to change the rules for where town signs may be placed.
According to its own calculations, Nyborg Municipality will need to spend somewhere between 350,000 and 450,000 kroner on replacing town signs because they are not allowed to be placed on decorated town gates. According to the rules, they must instead be placed on a steel post at least one and a half meters above the ground.
In a letter to Minister of Transport Signe Munk from the Socialist People's Party, the city council in Nyborg writes that they acknowledge the consideration for traffic safety, but that they are not aware of documentation showing that town signs on town gates have caused accidents or that people systematically drive too fast.
The city council therefore urges the minister to consider whether the rules can be adjusted so that the existing town gates can be preserved.
* Data centres for AI use more water than half a billion people Today kl. 08:03
We in the general public have been blind to the environmental costs of artificial intelligence and data centres, a UN report points out. An expert agrees.
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* Today kl. 08:02
Mosque in North Zealand subjected to vandalism
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The vandalism includes, among other things, derogatory words and a Quran that has been disposed of. (Photo: © Photo: Soma Mayel)
By
Peter Bye Andersen ( [email protected] )
The police are investigating a case of vandalism at a mosque. This appears from the North Zealand Police's daily report.
The vandalism consists of graffiti on a wall at Kokkedal Islamic Congregation, where, among other things, several derogatory words were written and a Star of David was painted. The police received a report of the vandalism on Wednesday.
And it is not something the local community will tolerate, writes municipal council member in Fredensborg Municipality Soma Mayel (Radical Left) on Facebook.
- This is not just an attack on a building. It is an attack on people. On a religious minority. On our community, she writes.
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