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'Spectacular' Viking Burial Site Found in Denmark, Filled With Rare Treasures

This is Beirut, 17/06 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In an accidental find, a 10th -century burial site believed to have belonged to a Viking noble family has been discovered in northern Denmark, packed with a "spectacular" trove of ancient objects, a museum announced Tuesday. The discovery came when pearls, coins, ceramics, and a box containing a gold thread were unearthed during ...

Denmark could eradicate cervical cancer by 2040

This is Beirut, 15/04 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Denmark aims to eradicate cervical cancer by 2040 thanks to a national HPV vaccination campaign and screening programme, the Danish Cancer Society said on Monday. "Even before 2040, so few women may have the disease that it may be considered eradicated," the Danish Cancer Society said in a statement. "It would be the first time a cancer has ...

Danish PM in "Unity" Greenland Visit After US Takeover Threats

This is Beirut, 03/04 22:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Denmark's prime minister said on Thursday that Copenhagen would not give up Greenland, as she visited the resource-rich autonomous Danish region that US President Donald Trump has vowed to take over. Speaking in English and addressing the US, Mette Frederiksen said "you cannot annex another country." Tensions between the United States and ...

Archeologists Find Stonehenge-Like Circle in Denmark

This is Beirut, 26/02 12:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Danish archeologists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old circle of wooden piles that they say could be linked to Britain's world-renowned Stonehenge. The 45 neolithic-era wooden pieces, in a circle with a diameter of about 30 metres (100 feet), were found during work on a housing estate in the northwestern town of Aars. The piles are about two metres ...

Why Does Donald Trump Want to Buy Greenland?

Yara Germany, 14/01 18:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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During a press conference held on Tuesday, January 7, in his residence in Florida, US President-elect Donald Trump reiterated his wish to annex Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, as well as the Panama Canal. He did not dismiss the option of using force to achieve these objectives, stating that both regions are “crucial for the ...

Danish PM to Meet Party Leaders on Trump's Greenland Comments

This is Beirut, 09/01 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Denmark's prime minister has called party leaders to a meeting on Thursday, a government source said, over US President-elect Donald Trump's ambitions to take control of Greenland. Trump, who takes office on January 20, set off new alarm bells on Tuesday when he refused to rule out military intervention over the Panama Canal and Greenland, both ...

Trump's Greenland Comment Spark EU 'Incomprehension'

This is Beirut, 08/01 17:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that EU leaders were baffled after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out military action to take Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. "In my discussions with our European partners, there has been a notable incomprehension when it comes to current statements from the USA ...

Danish Parliament Passes Law Banning Quran Desecration

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-07 17:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed legislation that makes the "improper treatment" of religious texts illegal, thereby prohibiting the burning of the Quran. This move comes in response to a series of incidents involving the desecration of Islam's sacred book, which stirred outrage in Muslim nations during the summer. Denmark's parliament on ...

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