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Saturday, February 22, 2014

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The latest and breaking Danish news.

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This ban on halal slaughter is much crueller than it is kind

I avoid eating meat because its production involves suffering  
Persecuting adherents over the slaughter of their animals is a step towards proscribing their faith, says Graeme Archer
21 Feb 2014
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ISS plans biggest Danish IPO in 20 years

Jeff Gravenhorst, chief executive of ISSS, is considering selling shares to the public five years after it was acquired by EQT Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners.  
Giant services company to raise £900m in floatation to pay down debt
18 Feb 2014
| 1 Comment

Danish zoo has no plans to kill second giraffe

file photo dated 7 February 2014 of Copenhagen Zoo's giraffe Marius  
Comes after Copenhagen Zoo staff received death threats after their male giraffe was killed
16 Feb 2014
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Second giraffe facing death in Danish zoo spared

file photo dated 7 February 2014 of Copenhagen Zoo's giraffe Marius  
Giraffe facing possible execution in Denmark is spared as zoo says it never had plans to put it down, following unlikely intervention by Chechen president to spare Marius's life
14 Feb 2014

Head over heart: why Marius the giraffe had to die

file photo dated 7 February 2014 of Copenhagen Zoo's giraffe Marius  
We may hate Copenhagen Zoo’s decision to kill a healthy giraffe, but Colin Tudge can see the necessity
14 Feb 2014
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Second Danish zoo plans to publicly dissect giraffe and feed to lions

Zoologist defends the killing of giraffes for breeding purposes and criticises the Disneyfication of zoos
13 Feb 2014
| 133 Comments

A brief history of Lego

Take a tour of the Lego factory in Denmark and journey through the seven ages of Lego
13 Feb 2014
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Second Danish zoo could put down healthy giraffe

Zoo keeper at Jyllands Park Zoo in western Denmark says a second giraffe, also named Marius, is unsuitable for breeding and may face the same fate as namesake in Copenhagen
13 Feb 2014

Sunny Midsomer gets a Nordic noir twist for its 100th episode

TV Olly Grant goes behind-the-scenes of the special episode of Midsomer Murders, set in Copenhagen
12 Feb 2014
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Danes defend zoo's killing of giraffe

Public support for killing of 18-month-old giraffe as officials at the Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark say they received death threats from around the world
10 Feb 2014

Danish zoo shoots giraffe and feeds carcass to lions

Marius is put down at the age of 18 months for being inbred - despite online petition and offer of home in Yorkshire
09 Feb 2014

Copenhagen zoo dismembers giraffe in public

Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark has sparked outrage by killing a healthy young giraffe and dismembering it in public, ready to feed to its lions
09 Feb 2014

Danish zoo shoots giraffe and feeds carcass to carnivores

Marius is put down at the age of 18 months for being inbred - despite online petition and offer of home in Yorkshire
09 Feb 2014

The Lego Movie: how it was pieced together

Film As The Lego Movie hits the big screen, Charlotte Williamson visits the 82-year-old firm’s Danish HQ to hear how dreams are made, and made again
07 Feb 2014
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'Feeling' prosthetic hand allows man to touch again

Scientists create prosthetic hand that enables amputee to feel objects in his hand for first time in 10 years
05 Feb 2014

Danish woman gang-raped in the heart of Delhi's tourist area

Foreign women are more vulnerable in India's 'rape capital' say women's rights campaigners
15 Jan 2014

Let them eat buns!

Radical welfare cuts in Denmark have kick-started a David Cameron-style Big Society among the young, finds Jake Wallis Simons
12 Jan 2014
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The Vikings have conquered your children’s wardrobe

Scandi style is the only option for the self-respecting teen this winter, says Hannah Betts
01 Jan 2014
| 11 Comments

Ships return to dock as Syria weapons deadline missed

Norwegian frigate and Danish warship deployed to escort chemical weapons to be destroyed ordered back to port after acceptance that deadline for removal of Syrian arsenal will not be met
31 Dec 2013

Borgen finale: 'near-perfect drama'

TV Serena Davies reviews the final ever episode of Danish drama, Borgen
5 out of 5 stars
14 Dec 2013
| 29 Comments

Why the world fell for Borgen

TV A drama about Danish coalition politics? Even Borgen’s creator, Adam Price, admits it sounds like a bad joke. As the BBC Four series reaches its gripping climax, Jasper Rees pays tribute
13 Dec 2013
| 25 Comments

Nelson Mandela: Helle Thorning-Schmidt defends David Cameron 'selfie'

Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Neil Kinnock's daughter-in-law, brushes off criticism of 'selfie' she took with David Cameron and Barack Obama during Nelson Mandela memorial
11 Dec 2013

Barack Obama selfie: All hail the Danish PM

If you were sat next to Barack Obama, (never mind David Cameron), wouldn't you try and get a selfie like Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Denmark's first female prime Minister? Emma Pearce thinks other politicians could learn from her informal style
11 Dec 2013
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The 'selfie': who is Helle Thorning-Schmidt?

Danish prime minister becomes internet sensation after taking “selfie” photograph with Barack Obama and David Cameron at the Nelson Mandela memorial
11 Dec 2013

Michelle Obama unamused by Barack's joking with Danish PM

First lady appears to fail to see the funny side as her husband takes a 'selfie' with Helle Thorning-Schmidt and David Cameron
10 Dec 2013
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