Tag: Denmark

Tunisia Holds Denmark to 0-0 Draw in Group D at World Cup

AL RAYYAN, Qatar—Tunisia held European Championship semifinalist Denmark to a 0-0 draw Tuesday at the World Cup. Coming three hours after Saudi Arabia beat Argentina in a shocking upset—and before a stadium filled almost entirely with Tunisia supporters—it was another big result for two of the four Arab nations competing at the first World Cup…


Investigators Reveal Cause of Nord Stream Pipeline Damage

Officials in Denmark said Tuesday that “powerful explosions” caused damage to the Nord Stream pipelines under the Baltic Sea. The Russian-constructed Nord Stream system had carried billions of cubic feet of natural gas from Russia to Germany before it was damaged late last month. No nation or group has claimed responsibility for the incident, and…


Russia Rebukes Germany, Denmark, Sweden for Not Including It in Nord Stream Probe

LONDON—Russia said on Thursday it had summoned diplomats from Germany, Denmark, and Sweden to complain that representatives from Moscow and Gazprom had not been invited to join an investigation into ruptures of the Nord Stream gas pipelines. “Russia will obviously not recognise the pseudo-results of such an investigation unless Russian experts are involved,” the foreign…


Denmark Says Nord Stream 1 Pipelines Stop Leaking

HELSINKI—Authorities in Denmark said Sunday that the Nord Stream 1 natural gas pipelines have also stopped leaking, a day after officials said that the ruptured Nord Stream 2 pipelines also appeared to stop leaking. The Nord Stream AG company informed the Danish Energy Agency that a stable pressure now appears to have been achieved on…


Denmark Reports Leak in Gas Pipeline in Baltic Sea

BERLIN—Denmark’s maritime authority said Monday that a gas leak had been observed in a pipeline leading from Russia to Europe underneath the Baltic Sea and that there is a danger to ship traffic. The operator of Nord Stream 2 confirmed that a leak in the pipeline had been detected southeast of the Danish island Bornholm…


Denmark Government Advises People Under 50 Not to Get COVID-19 Boosters

Denmark will bar nearly everyone under the age of 50 from receiving more COVID-19 vaccine boosters, the Danish Health Authority announced this week. “The purpose of vaccination is not to prevent infection with COVID-19, and people aged under 50 are therefore currently not being offered booster vaccination,” the agency wrote in a statement on Tuesday….


Inflation Soars to Record High in Denmark

Inflation in the northern European country of Denmark has hit a four-decade high amid soaring food and energy costs, officials said on Monday. Copenhagen-based Statistics Denmark, a Danish governmental organization under the Ministry of the Interior and Housing, said the nation’s Consumer Price Index soared 8.9 percent in August from a year prior and was up…


US, Canada Open Women’s Hockey Worlds With Wins

HERNING, Denmark—The United States routed Japan 10–0 in the opening game of the women’s hockey world championship on Thursday and defending champion Canada started the tournament with a 4–1 victory over Finland. The Americans had nine different scorers against Japan, with Alex Carpenter the only player to net twice. Taylor Heise went scoreless but equaled…


Faroe Islands Ambient Drone Film: Heaven on Earth | Simple Happiness Episode 12

Relax and let your worries be replaced by stunning aerial nature views from some of the Faroe Islands’ most beautiful and iconic landscape locations, paired with a brand new meditation piano ambient musical masterpiece. This video can be used to relax, sleep, meditate, do yoga, study, work, read, and more. The Faroe Islands is a…


Police: 14-Year-Old Girl Dies on Denmark Amusement Park Ride

COPENHAGEN—A 14-year-old girl died Thursday at a popular amusement park in northern Denmark, police said, reportedly when the rear part of a roller-coaster ride came off the rails. A 13-year-old boy suffered injuries to one hand, police said. Henrik Ragborg Olsen, manager of the Tivoli Friheden amusement park in Aarhus, Denmark’s second-largest city, told local…