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NSA Spying: Spy on European officials; Denmark charged for helping US

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As per the sources from 2012 to 2014 Denmark’s secret service helped the US spy on European politicians including German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

According to DR, the alleged set-up, said in the report to have been codenamed “Operation Dunhammer”, allowed the NSA to obtain data using the telephone numbers of politicians as search parameters.

The Defence Intelligence Service (FE) collaborated with the US National Security Agency (NSA) to gather information, confirming to Danish public service broadcaster DR. Intelligence was allegedly collected on other officials from Germany, France, Sweden and Norway.

In 2013 similar allegations was emerged. They were not aware of Danish involvement until the DR report, which was shared with other European media over the weekend said German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and a spokesperson for Angela Merkel.

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Denmark PM postpones wedding to attend crucial EU meeting on recovery fund

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Mette Frederiksen – the Prime Minister of Denmark – has postponed her wedding ceremony to attend a crucial meeting called by the European Union to discuss the topic of recovery fund.

It is not the first time her wedding has been postponed. Before this, similar cancellation has happened at least two times. This is the third time her wedding has been postponed.

The summit on Covid-19 recovery fund will happen on 17 and 18 July. It is the first meeting that leaders will attend since the commencement of the lockdown period.

Ms. Frederiksen was set to marry her partner, Bo Tengberg, on 18 July.

In a statement she has given through her online handle, she has said that she had to protect the interest of the country.

Denmark is not in favour of the fund. It along with Sweden and Austria wants a different arrangement. It wants the fund offered to be repaid eventually.

Earlier, some experts opined that if the support was not offered to the struggle countries by the European Union the decades old economic union will collapse miserable.

Italy and Spain are in dire need of the fund. The economies of these countries have almost collapsed completely due to the crisis.

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Entertainment is back in Denmark

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Museums, art galleries and zoos are back to normal in the European country of Denmark – which had been under lockdown until recently.

The resumption of the entertainment industry is a huge relief to those who are dependent on this industry.

The relaxation in Denmark has come at the time several UK producers have complained their government about the difficulty they have been facing during to the lockdown measures in the country. The UK entertainment industry has even requested their government to launch a rescue package.

Sonia Friedman was one of the producers who came up with a demand of rescue package.

Last day, Denmark released a set of guidelines to make sure the relaxation would not result to the rebirth of the virus outbreak in the country.

Denmark, which was once one of the worst affected country in the continent of Europe, is at present one of the safest country. No death has been reported in the country due to the Covid-19 outbreak any time in the near history.


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Denmark to allow more relaxations

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A day after the European country of Denmark opened up its schools to its children aged below eleven, the country has decided to bring in more relaxations like those they recently announced.

The country has decided to allow its beauty salons, hairdressers and tattoo parlours to resume their operations.

Denmark, the country which was one of the first countries to impose a restriction to control the coronavirus outbreak, has become one of the first countries to announce a wide range of relaxations for its citizens to bring back them to normal life.

All establishments which are entitled for the benefit of the relaxations announced by the government have been advised to respect the guidelines provided to prevent the spread of the virus outbreak.

The people of the country has been requested to respect the directives announced by the government to prevent the spread of the outbreak.

Denmark is not a seriously affected country. It seems that the country will walk back to normal in few days.

“No-one wants to keep Denmark closed a day more than is absolutely necessary,” Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says.

“But we mustn’t go ahead faster than we are able to keep the epidemic under control,” he adds.


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Schools return to normal in Denmark

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The European country of Denmark has become the first country in the continent to allow the relaxation of the restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

The country has allowed its schools to resume its operations, paving the way for the return of children up to the age of 11 back to their schools.

Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has welcomed children as they have reached back to their schools in the capital Copenhagen.

Denmark is one of the first countries in the country which has imposed a lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus.

Meanwhile, some experts have warned the country about the risk it has taken through its decision to reopen its schools.

The government has given some strict directions regarding the matter of personal hygiene to the schools which have opened their gates for their students.

The Denmark experiment is being observed closely by several countries across the world.

The Denmark’s move has come shortly after the European Commission directed its member countries to create a road map to remove the restriction imposed to prevent the spread of the virus.

Denmark is not a seriously affected country. With its latest move, it has taken a serious risk. It is yet to be seen whether it will be proved beneficial in the long run.


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Murderers of reformed Denmark gangster get life imprisonment

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The youngsters, who shot a reformed gangster, Nedim Yasar, has been awarded a tough punishment of life imprisonment by a court based in the Denmark city of Copenhagen.

He was murdered shortly after he had published a book exposing his unpleasant life as a gangster.

That murder attempt was not the first one. Prior to that, he had suffered several murder attempts.

Interestingly, still it remains unknown why the youngsters attacked and murdered the reformed gangster.

During his last days, Mr. Yasar was a social worker. He was working for the betterment of children. He campaigned actively among children to let them understand the relevance of education. He was very sure that children of this generation should not suffer what he had suffered during his childhood days.

Mr. Yasar was a Turkish by origin. He was only three year old when he reached the European country of Denmark.

During his teenage days, he emerged as a dreaded gangster in his city. He had maintained his criminal status until he came to know that he was to become a father.

It is important to expose why this man was murdered. It is unfortunate that the prosecution has blindly accepted the statement made by the culprits that they could not recollect what happened during the night in which the murder of the reformed gangster happened.


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Danish social worker convicted of siphoning money

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Britta Nielsen, the Danish social worker, has been found guilty by a Copenhagen court in a corruption case.

The corruption case distorts the image of Denmark, which is known for its corruption free status.

Ms. Britta has been working as a social worker for last forty years. She is well known in the country as a social worker.

The news report that Ms. Britta has been convicted by a Denmark court in connection with an embezzlement case has come as a surprise.

Many have expressed their shock in the unbelievable revelation. Some have even showed unwillingness to believe the revelation.

Notably, she is the recipient of Silver Medal of Merit, one of the most prestigious awards offered by Denmark.

The prosecution was very strong in the case. It successfully shattered all arguments put forth by the prosecution to save their client.


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