Sources: Bloomberg
Abed, a hamlet on the Danish island of Lolland, sets the highest July temperature recorded in the country, reaching 35.9 C. 2022-07-20
Denmark becomes the first country in the European Union to lift all of its COVID-19-related restrictions, with the lifting of the requirement to show a digital pass in order to enter nightclubs, as the country no longer considers COVID-19 to be a "socially critical" disease and the vaccination rate has surpassed 80%. 2021-09-10
Danish Minister of Health Magnus Heunicke announces that the country will lift all COVID-19-related restrictions on September 10 as it considers that the "epidemic is under control" and does not pose "a critical threat to society". The country will also lift the obligation to present an immunity passport in order to attend certain events as more than 70% of Danes are fully vaccinated. 2021-08-27
Denmark reports their first case of the South African variant of SARS-CoV-2 in a person who travelled to Dubai. 2021-01-16
Archaeologists announce the discovery of a treasure haul potentially linked to 10th Century Danish King Harald Bluetooth in Rügen, Germany. The initial finds were made by amateur treasure hunters in January and the total haul is the largest of its type. 2018-04-16
A 53 m tower collapses the wrong way during demolition in Vordingborg, Denmark, severely damaging many buildings, including a cultural centre. 2018-04-10
Merger talks between Danish oil and gas corporations DONG Energy and Maersk have reached an impasse over valuation. 2016-12-14
A major winter storm called Bodil hits the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany, disrupting traffic and causing four people to be dead or missing and widespread damage amid fears of flooding along the North Sea coast. 2013-12-5
An Israeli soldier hits a foreign pro-Palestinian activist, believed to be a Danish national, with his gun after protesters attack and injure the soldier; the Danish ambassador to Israel demands an explanation from Israel. 2012-04-16
Denmark has a political taxes scandal involving a "big and sloppy error" by Social Democrats leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt. 2010-08-3