Morten Johansen, the museum's head of maritime archaeology, stated that the Battle of Copenhagen and the Dannebroge are 'a big part of the Danish national feeling.' He emphasized the importance of understanding the experiences of those on board during the battle.
The latest study published in March by the Centre for Economic Performance indicates that although the career trajectories of men and women are similar before becoming parents, their paths diverge starkly after the birth of their first child.
We say yes to fields of wheat, and we say no to fields of iron! Jernmarker, or iron fields, was chosen as the Danish word of the year in December after the solar backlash swayed municipal elections and prompted some councils to pull projects.
A report released in February by Denmark's Museum of Art in Public Spaces found that 484 monuments in the country depict historically significant men, compared with just 43 depicting women. Meanwhile, over 120 public sculptures are of naked women from literature and mythology.
It wasn't the beatdown they expected, but Team USA hockey defeated Denmark 6-3 on Saturday to remain undefeated at the 2026 Winter Olympics. The U.S. fired 47 shots on Denmark's goalies, Mads Sogaard who exited the game in the third period with an apparent injury and Frederik Dichow. The U.S. sits atop Group C at the Olympics with two wins. Jack Eichel had a team-high two points (one goal, one assist) as 13 different Americans got on the scoresheet.
Team USA men's hockey easily handled Latvia in their opening game of the 2026 Winter Olympics, securing a 5-1 victory. The focus now turns to their second round-robin game against Denmark on Saturday at 3:10 p.m. ET. Denmark lost their opener 3-1 to Germany but played better than the scoreline suggests. They outshot the Germans 38-25 but struggled to contain the star power of Leon Draisaitl and Tim Stutzle.
Protests are also planned in the Danish cities of Aarhus, Aalborg, and Odense. The demonstration in Greenland's capital, Nuuk, is scheduled to begin at 4:00 pm (1500 GMT), according to the organizers, who say it is "against the United States' illegal plans to take control of Greenland." Demonstrators are set to march to the US consulate carrying Greenlandic flags. At least 900 people in Greenland said on its Facebook page that they planned to participate in the event.
We are getting better prepared all the time, and we have already reached a certain level, General Peter Boysen, head of the Danish Army, told EL PAIS. We will fight with what we have, but we need to accelerate and reinforce our forces, and that is what we are doing. Bornholm Island, in the Baltic Sea, is Denmark's easternmost point. Russia is 300 kilometers (186 miles) away, and that's where the threat General Boysen is concerned about originates.
Driving the news: The Department of Health and Human Services is planning to propose a new childhood vaccine schedule. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came close to promoting Denmark's slimmed-down recommendations before pulling back on Friday, Politico reported. But the change is still likely to happen - a risky political gamble, but one seemingly in sync with President Trump's recent directive to top health officials to "align U.S. core childhood vaccine recommendations with best practices from peer, developed countries."
The rules in their current form are not suitable for cracking down on, for example, illegal IPTV services or illegal use of VPN connections, because the rules are primarily aimed at illegal decoders and other decoding equipment," the document [PDF] reads (machine translated).
The Danish government announced last month that it had secured an agreement by three governing coalition and two opposition parties in parliament to ban access to social media for anyone under the age of 15. Such a measure would be the most sweeping step yet by a European Union nation to limit use of social media among teens and children.
Denmark's military intelligence service raised concerns for the first time about the United States in its annual threat assessment, saying in a report released Wednesday that shifts in American policy are generating new uncertainties for Denmark's security.
