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Greenland, Faroe Islands tricky models

Copenhagen - Muslimchronicle

Sacked Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, in Copenhagen to muster international support for an independent Catalonia, has cited Denmark's autonomous territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands as models for a peaceful bid for independence. But the model may be difficult to export, experts say. "It's not easy I know but you're proof that it's possible," Puigdemont said Monday during a seminar onRead more

Kaag's successor arrives in Beirut

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

Pernille Dahler Kardel of Denmark arrived this evening in Beirut to assume her new post as the United Nations' Acting Special Coordinator for Lebanon, as the mission of her predecessor Sigrid Kaag had ended, National News Agency correspondent reported on TuesdayRead more

Threatened Amazon reserve already being mined

Rio de Janeiro - AFP

A huge nature reserve in Brazil's Amazon rainforest that the government wants to open to foreign mining companies already suffers from illegal mining activity, Greenpeace said Tuesday. The environmental activist group said its investigators had flown over part of the Denmark-sized reserve known as Renca in the eastern Amazon and found at least 14 illegal mines and eight clandestine landingRead more

UK wind electricity cheaper than nuclear: data

London - AFP

The price of electricity from offshore wind in Britain has dipped below the level guaranteed to Hinkley Point, raising questions about the construction of the vast nuclear power station. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy disclosed Monday the results of auctions for state subsidies for three new wind offshore farms. Denmark's DONG Energy won the auction to buildRead more

Brazil court suspends decree allowing Amazon reserve mining

Brasília - AFP

A Brazilian court on Wednesday suspended a government decree that would open a huge Amazon reserve to commercial mining, after the initial decision sparked outrage from environmental groups, the Catholic Church and even supermodel Gisele Bundchen. The federal court in the capital Brasilia said in a statement it had "partially granted an injunction to immediately suspend any administrative act" aimedRead more

No body in sunken Danish sub, reporter still missing

Dragor Harbour - Muslimchronicle

The owner of an amateur-built submarine was arrested on suspicion of murder Friday after his vessel sank in Denmark's waters and a journalist who had joined him for what was supposed to be a short voyage was reported missing, Copenhagen police said. Police said in a statement Friday night that the man denied killing the missing woman and said heRead more

20 tonnes of contaminated eggs sold in Denmark: food authority

Stockholm - Muslimchronicle

Twenty tonnes of contaminated eggs have been sold in Denmark, the country's Veterinary and Food Administration said on Thursday. "The Danish company Danaeg Products has received a total of 20 tonnes of boiled and peeled eggs from a Belgian supplier. The eggs have mostly been sold to cafeterias, cafes and catering firms, and have most probably not been sold inRead more

Dutch into Euro semi-finals, Germany v Denmark postponed

Doetinchem - Muslimchronicle

Lieke Martens and Vivianne Miedema handed the Netherlands a 2-0 win over Sweden and a spot in the women's Euro semi-finals Saturday before the quarter-final pitting Germany against Denmark was postponed to Sunday because of heavy rain. Euro semi-finalists from 2009, hosts Netherlands will face either England or France in Enschede on August 3. Martens, playing for Barcelona after spendingRead more

Turkish Abroad Start Voting in Constitutional Changes Referendum

Ankara - Arab Today

Voting ion Turkey's constitutional changes referendum started Monday in Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Switzerland, and Denmark. In Turkish missions in other countries, voting will start at various later dates. All voting will end on April 9. Around 3 million Turkish citizens living abroad who are eligible to vote in the referendum will vote in 120 Turkish missions in 57 countries. Read more

From Syria, music provides haven for 'Refugees of Rap'

Paris - AFP

Staccato lyrics may be no match for Bashar al-Assad's military firepower, but two brothers, who fled to Paris from Syria and perform as "Refugees of Rap", find sniping with words a liberating experience. Having grown up officially stateless in a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria, Yaser and Mohamed Jamous rap in Arabic about the war they have fled and theirRead more