Denmark News

• Cycling: Copenhagen to host 2021 Tour de France depart
  Copenhagen will host the opening three stages of the 2021 Tour de France making it the most northerly Grand Depart in the race's history, organizers confirmed on Thursday.
  Reuters.  Thursday, 21 Feb 2019.
• Watchdog closes Danske Bank's Estonian branch over scandal
  Estonia's banking watchdog FSA said Tuesday it has ordered Denmark's largest lender Danske Bank to close its local branch within eight months, following a money laundering scandal.
  The Local.  Thursday, 21 Feb 2019.
• Shares in world's top shipping firm sink on US tariffs risk
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Shares in the world's biggest shipping company, Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk, plunged Thursday after it warned of the commercial damage it would suffer from a U.S. escalation in the trade war with China. ...
  Washington Times.  Thursday, 21 Feb 2019.
• 2021 Tour de France to kick off in Denmark
  The 2021 Tour de France will start in Denmark with an opening stage in Copenhagen, organisers announced Wednesday.
  The Local.  Thursday, 21 Feb 2019.
• Denmark's Inger Andersen elected UN environment chief
  The U.N. General Assembly has elected Inger Andersen of Denmark as the new executive director of the United Nations Environment Program, which is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 20 Feb 2019.
• Swedish TV says Swedbank linked to Baltic money laundering scandal
  Swedish television (SVT) said on Wednesday it had uncovered documents linking Swedbank to a money laundering scandal involving Denmark's Danske Bank.
  CNBC.  Wednesday, 20 Feb 2019.
• Mother pens a hilarious poem to her baby daughter about getting up for night feeds
  Caroline Olling Andersen, who is originally from Denmark but lives in Dubai, shared her verse 'Daddy's Asleep' on Facebook earlier this month.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 18 Feb 2019.
• Danish woman nominated to head UN Environment Program
  U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he intends to appoint Inger Andersen of Denmark as the new Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program, which is based in Nairobi, Kenya
  ABC News.  Saturday, 16 Feb 2019.
• We've got this mountain of trash - why don't we ski down it?
  What to do with the mountain of garbage a major metropolitan area produces is an age-old question. Copenhagen has come up with a brand-new answer: ski down the mountain.
  Reuters.  Friday, 15 Feb 2019.
• How A Small Team In Denmark Can Develop U.S. Soccer's Next Generation
  A U.S. investment group taking over a Danish soccer team believe they can help nurture the next generation of American players. Here's how.
  Forbes.  Friday, 15 Feb 2019.
• Ex-telecom execs acquitted of corruption by Swedish court
  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - A Sweden court has acquitted three former executives of telecoms company Telia of corruption charges involving contracts in Uzbekistan, citing lack of evidence. ...
  Washington Times.  Friday, 15 Feb 2019.
• Danes test out ski slope on top of incineration plant
  An artificial ski slope on an incineration plant in Copenhagen that doesn't emit toxins is being tested by skiers and snowboarders 85 meters (279 feet) above the ground
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 12 Feb 2019.

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