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Shares in several companies operating in Greenland rose sharply after reports that Denmark, Greenland and the United States are close to an agreement concerning the Arctic territory, TV 2 reports. Greenland Energy, which extracts oil and gas, rose 135 percent in US trading. Greenland Mines gained 148 percent. Both companies had lost more than 80 […]

Seven emergency medical vehicles in Denmark’s Central Denmark Region will begin using direct blood pressure monitoring during cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR. The regional prehospital emergency service said the method could help staff adjust chest compressions and improve survival after cardiac arrests outside hospitals. “With blood pressure measurements, we get a better idea of whether the […]

Diabetes patients taking a low dose of Novo’s experimental drug Cagrisema lost more weight than those taking a low dose of Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide in a new study. Patients receiving 1 milligram of Cagrisema lost an average of 12.4 percent of their weight over 60 weeks, Danish pharmaceutical company Novo said. Those receiving 5 milligrams […]

Drivers using Denmark’s Vejlefjord Bridge should expect daily queues and longer travel times while two expansion joints are replaced, the Danish Road Directorate said. Preparation work will take place during the final two weeks of September. The main repairs will run from early October until early November, with work continuing seven days a week. Two […]

For more than a quarter of a century, a retired American teacher and a Chinese woman fighting desertification have lived on opposite sides of the Pacific, bound together by old photos, a newspaper and a forest. On August 23, they finally met again, face to face. As Ronald Sakolsky descended an escalator at an airport […]

Denmark will have sunshine and calmer winds early this week before clouds and rain return, according to the Danish Meteorological Institute, the country’s national weather service. Monday will be mostly dry, with the most sunshine expected in northern and eastern areas. Strong winds early in the day will gradually weaken. Temperatures will range from 14 […]

Novo shares fell nearly five percent Monday morning after the Danish pharmaceutical company presented an updated strategy at its capital markets day in London. CEO Mike Doustdar said Novo would strengthen its main diabetes and weight-loss businesses while expanding further into liver and cardiovascular diseases. The company aims to launch at least five “multi-blockbuster” medicines […]

The number of bicycle thefts reported across Denmark fell 39.58 percent in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2024, according to a report from Forsikring & Pension, the Danish insurance and pension industry association. The reason for the national decline is unclear. Pia Holm Steffensen, deputy director at the association, […]

Venstre, Denmark’s Liberal Party, would receive 5.8 percent of the vote if a general election were held now, a Voxmeter poll for the Danish news agency Ritzau shows. The result would give Venstre 10 seats in the Folketing, Denmark’s parliament. The party received 7.0 percent in last week’s poll and 7.1 percent the week before. […]

Novo originally announced plans to cut 9,000 jobs worldwide. CEO Mike Doustdar now says the company has eliminated way more

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni plans to propose banning burqas and niqabs in schools and limiting the number of foreign students in each class. The right-wing leader announced the plan Sunday at an event held by the youth organization of Brothers of Italy, her political party. “A proposal will soon be presented at a ministerial […]

Denmark, Greenland and the USA expect to sign an agreement on Arctic security during next week’s United Nations General Assembly in New York. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen of the Moderates said “next week could be a good week” for the three countries. He said the agreement could replace a long period of uncertainty […]

On Tuesday afternoon, the police are working at København Syd Station and have halted S-train traffic, Copenhagen Police reported on the messaging service Politi Update. DSB stated to Ritzau that Copenhagen Police asked them to suspend traffic. According to DSB’s website, no S-trains are currently running between Åmarken and Sydhavn Station due to the police’s […]

On Monday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s head of government, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, signed a letter of intent in Nuuk to develop Greenland’s housing sector. The agreement establishes a joint Greenlandic-Danish working group tasked with preparing a decision-making basis to modernize publicly owned rental housing, which faces an estimated maintenance backlog exceeding 2.5 billion DKK. […]

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen calls the latest PISA study deeply concerning, pointing to a major decline in children’s ability to read, do math, and learn. The study showed that the share of low-performing Danish students has doubled over ten years, with around 28 percent scoring bottom marks in mathematics and more than 29 percent in […]

The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that a Danish citizen was injured in an attack in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on Friday. According to TV 2, the individual is a 33-year-old civilian man who was subsequently medically evacuated to Denmark for security reasons. TV 2 notes that this is the first time a Danish […]

At TechBBQ, The Copenhagen Post spoke with Kristina May, CEO of AM Copenhagen, about how AI, hiring practices and workplace culture are transforming careers in Denmark’s creative industry.

Like Denmark, Sweden and Norway are experiencing declines in the international PISA study among youth, causing great political disappointment. Among Swedish students, a decline of 21 points in reading comprehension, 18 points in mathematics, and 8 points in science has been recorded since 2022. Sweden’s Minister for Education and Integration, Simona Mohamsson, warns that Sweden […]

Danish exports of goods and services are performing better than ever. On Tuesday, Statistics Denmark reported seasonally adjusted July exports at 202.7 billion DKK – the highest figure ever for a single month – with total exports rising 6.4 percent over recent months. According to Allan Sørensen, chief economist at Dansk Industri, exports have navigated […]

The academic level among Danish school students is once again declining, particularly in reading, but also in mathematics and science, according to the latest PISA study published Tuesday. With this decline, Danish students achieved their lowest results in the history of the study, which was first conducted in 2000. Students perform worst in reading, averaging […]