https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A new political party in Denmark whose policies are derived entirely from artificial intelligence (AI) hopes to stand in the country's next general election in June 2023. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220804/danish-ai-driven-political-party-eyes-parliament Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:50:52 +0200 danish-ai-driven-political-party-eyes-parliament Archaeologists have made an extraordinary discovery on the island of Rügen: they have recovered coins and jewellery which date back to the reign of the well-known Danish king Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson (910-987). https://www.thelocal.dk/20180416/viking-age-treasures-connected-to-legendary-danish-king-found-on-rgen Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:22:04 +0200 viking-age-treasures-connected-to-legendary-danish-king-found-on-rgen Air France on Thursday said it was investigating how a passenger was put on the wrong plane, travelling with a boarding pass bearing the same name as another passenger on that flight. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170728/boarding-pass-mishap-since-copenhagen-bound-woman-to-greece Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:12:07 +0200 boarding-pass-mishap-since-copenhagen-bound-woman-to-greece While you certainly can’t count on July to deliver good weather to Denmark, you can be sure it will bring an early Christmas. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170727/copenhagen-santa-claus-convention-photos Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:24:38 +0200 copenhagen-santa-claus-convention-photos Just in time for Friday the 13th, we break down ten superstitions held by modern-day Danes, from bird poop and elves to the "annoying answer" behind why Danes say 7-9-13 while knocking under the table. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150213/10-weirdest-danish-superstitions Fri, 13 Feb 2015 09:14:00 +0100 10-weirdest-danish-superstitions Two linden trees next to Copenhagen’s iconic Round Tower were cut down on Tuesday, doomed to death by hordes of people peeing on them throughout the years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170111/drunks-peed-on-copenhagen-trees-so-often-they-had-to-be-cut-down Wed, 11 Jan 2017 15:34:48 +0100 drunks-peed-on-copenhagen-trees-so-often-they-had-to-be-cut-down The three-century old excrement of a bishop who lived in 17th-century Denmark has been dug out of storage and mined for insight into the diet of Danes of the era. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161115/300-year-old-turd-offers-insight-into-denmarks-past Tue, 15 Nov 2016 14:34:14 +0100 300-year-old-turd-offers-insight-into-denmarks-past The launch of each new iPhone model is typically greeted with much fanfare. Diehard fans will even camp outside their nearest Apple store to be among the first to get their hands on the company’s newest must-have gadget. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160919/denmark-home-to-worlds-lamest-iphone-7-launch Mon, 19 Sep 2016 10:49:54 +0200 denmark-home-to-worlds-lamest-iphone-7-launch More than 100 jolly souls dressed up as Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and elves just left Copenhagen – see our gallery of their visit. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160721/santas-from-around-the-world-come-to-denmark Thu, 21 Jul 2016 13:44:18 +0200 santas-from-around-the-world-come-to-denmark The annual World Santa Claus Congress has gathered jolly souls from around the world in Copenhagen every summer since 1957. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160709/drunk-danish-santa-leads-to-swedish-boycott Sat, 09 Jul 2016 17:51:55 +0200 drunk-danish-santa-leads-to-swedish-boycott The age-old rivalry between Sweden and Denmark took a surprising turn on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160707/that-time-sweden-and-denmark-got-into-a-twitter-war Thu, 07 Jul 2016 17:27:17 +0200 that-time-sweden-and-denmark-got-into-a-twitter-war A 40-year-old local man’s strange rooftop escapades in Stubbekøbing on the island of Falster ended when he got stuck in the chimney of a local museum. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160530/danish-man-gets-stuck-in-museum-chimney Mon, 30 May 2016 12:49:53 +0200 danish-man-gets-stuck-in-museum-chimney Officials in Denmark’s second city declared an all-out war on seagulls earlier this year. They lost. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160527/seagulls-1-aarhus-0 Fri, 27 May 2016 13:26:07 +0200 seagulls-1-aarhus-0 A Danish couple drove to Bjerkvik in northern Norway this week to buy a used truck. It didn’t go as planned. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160520/danes-and-norwegian-team-up-for-worlds-worst-car-sale-attempt Fri, 20 May 2016 15:01:43 +0200 danes-and-norwegian-team-up-for-worlds-worst-car-sale-attempt How old is old enough to work in a swingers’ club? According to the Copenhagen area sex club Adam og Eva, employees should be at least 21 given the explicit nature of the business. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160504/danish-sex-club-found-guilty-of-age-discrimination Wed, 04 May 2016 15:45:51 +0200 danish-sex-club-found-guilty-of-age-discrimination Thousands of Swedes with sweat problems who travel to Denmark for treatment will have all their healthcare costs covered after a new court ruling. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160429/no-sweat-sweden-will-pay-perspiring-patients-for-denmark-care Fri, 29 Apr 2016 16:00:04 +0200 no-sweat-sweden-will-pay-perspiring-patients-for-denmark-care Four Barbary macaques that escaped from the Munkholm Zoo in eastern Jutland on Saturday are still on the loose, zoo officials said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160412/monkeys-on-the-loose-in-denmark-again Tue, 12 Apr 2016 15:46:23 +0200 monkeys-on-the-loose-in-denmark-again A 37-year-old man from Mern was given a suspended 14-day jail sentence for masturbating in an area Burger King drive-thru, local media reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160311/danish-man-had-a-thing-for-masturbating-in-burger-king-drive-thru Fri, 11 Mar 2016 11:06:52 +0100 danish-man-had-a-thing-for-masturbating-in-burger-king-drive-thru A Barbary macaque that escaped from the Blåvand Zoo in January was found dead after more than a month on the run, the zoo’s director told news agency Ritzau on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160308/monkey-survived-six-weeks-on-the-loose-in-denmark Tue, 08 Mar 2016 15:08:49 +0100 monkey-survived-six-weeks-on-the-loose-in-denmark A Romanian man must really be regretting his need for a cola fix. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160219/man-gets-six-year-ban-from-denmark-after-stealing-soda Fri, 19 Feb 2016 11:11:57 +0100 man-gets-six-year-ban-from-denmark-after-stealing-soda