The Latest Breaking News from Denmark

Danish man transforms suburban home into castle with towers and four-metre moat

On a quiet residential street near Aalborg, Denmark, one house looks as though it has wandered out of another century. There are towers where neighbours have garages, battlements where most homes have rooflines and a moat surrounding what was once an entirely ordinary suburban property. For Peter Hvid, what began…

The Times of India · Oct 20

How Denmark became the sperm donation capital of the world

“They invaded us once by boat, and now they’re doing it with sperm!” Playful headlines like this are rapidly making Danish donor sperm as renowned as Danish bacon, Lego and designer furniture.

The Conversation · Oct 20

Cristiano Ronaldo handed 30-day ban for leaving Portugal camp following rift with coach

Ronaldo left Portugal's base in Copenhagen before their Nations League match against Denmark earlier this month, having accused Jesus of twice breaking his word about his role after he was an unused substitute against Norway.

The Economic Times · Oct 19

Trump claims massive oil and mineral exploration is coming to Greenland. The island’s government says the reality is far less ambitious

Building the mining facilities would require enormous investment.

We Got This Covered · Oct 15

FC Copenhagen Women have a ‘startup-like’ brand. Now they need results

A famous name and record attendances have given FCK a platform but a difficult start in Denmark’s top-flight shows success on the pitch is not guaranteed

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15

Trump says oil, gas and mineral exploration in Greenland is set to begin. It's not that simple

Donald Trump announced the beginning of exploration for oil and gas in Greenland which may alleviate energy concerns. Despite Trump's optimistic statements, resource extraction in Greenland has faced numerous challenges over the years. An agreement with Denmark and Greenland was signed to enhance Arctic security but lacks exploration rights. Legislators…

The Economic Times · Oct 14

Trump hails oil and gas exploration in ‘our new and beautiful Greenland’ – months after threatening to invade

A September deal between Greenland, Denmark and the U.S. was supposed to resolve underlying tensions around sovereignty

The Independent UK · Oct 14

Is the modern economic system broken? These urban beekeepers think so – and this is their solution

At Bybi in Copenhagen, a dedicated group of staff and volunteers have built a community for all centred on the production of honey – much of which is given away for nothing. Could it be replicated elsewhere?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14

Denmark’s biggest retailer is training robots for supermarket night shifts. When will they be ready?

For now, they are slower than supermarket workers, though the start-up says advances in AI will help improve their speed and precision.

Euronews · Oct 14

Trump hails Greenland as 'second to none' for security of US and Europe

Trump signed a security deal with the leaders of Greenland and Denmark in September, which allows the US to build two military bases in the south and east of the island.

Euronews · Oct 14