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- Danish top MP mulls ‘attacking Russian hackers’, told to mind own business by fellow lawmakers
A top Danish MP said Denmark should fire back and launch cyber-attacks against those who “attack” it, naming a “Russia linked group” as an example. His fellow politicians, however, were not that quick to join the call.World News - Hundreds stranded in Baltic Sea after ‘blast’ & fire on ferry
An explosion has caused a fire on a passenger ferry off the coast of the Russian city of Kaliningrad. None of the 335 people on board has been injured, but the vessel remains drifting at sea.World News - Denmark investigating policewoman who hugged niqab-wearing protester
A policewoman in Copenhagen is under investigation after she hugged a woman wearing a niqab, the police force’s complaints body has confirmed. The embrace occurred as the woman protested against Denmark’s ban on face veils.World News - U-turn on multiculturalism? Danish public broadcaster told to stress importance of Christianity
New guidelines for the Danish public broadcaster DR have put an emphasis on its highlighting the roots in Christianity of the country’s society, instead of multiculturalism and integration, which DR had been promoting.World News - Scuffle breaks out as first woman fined for flaunting Denmark’s ‘burqa ban’
A 28-year-old woman wearing a niqab has become the first person to be fined for flaunting Denmark’s contentious face-covering ban, which came into effect on Wednesday.World News - Muslim women & supporters protest as Denmark burqa ban comes into effect (VIDEO)
Hundreds have rallied in Copenhagen as a new ban on the wearing of face veils in public came into effect in Denmark. The Danish government is taking a more conservative position on immigration and integration.World News
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