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Strict Immigration Laws Save Denmark Billions of Euros

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Denmark’s strict immigration laws have saved the country 6.7 billion euros, a government report has claimed. Even though Denmark already has some of the toughest immigration laws in Europe, right-wing patriotic politicians are now trying to make them even more restrictive. Denmark’s strict immigration laws have saved the country billions in benefits, a government report has said. The Integration... 

France imposes media blackout on Mali war

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French army soldiers standing on armored vehicles as they leave Bamako and start their deployment to the north of Mali. France has reportedly imposed a media blackout on its invasion of Mali amid a growing war that rages on in the West African nation. On January 11, France launched the war under the pretext of halting the advance of fighters in Mali. However, as Paris has stepped up its ground offensive... 

France: US, UK providing support for Mali intervention

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Armed men patrol the streets of a city in northern Mali. France’s foreign minister says the US and Britain are providing support for the French-led military intervention in Mali amid clashes in the West African country. Laurent Fabius made the announcement on Sunday, saying “We have the support of the Americans for communications and transport.” The minister added that Britain, Denmark,... 

Highs and lows of European salaries

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Last year, the smallest wages in Europe were paid in Ukraine, Moldova and Albania. The most highly paid professionals live in Switzerland, Denmark and Norway. However, the “low-income” Ukraine lives on labor migration. The Ukrainian citizens working in other countries, send billions of dollars to their home country every year. In Ukraine, the State Statistics Committee reported a decline... 

Researchers Develop New Pain-Free Ways to Make Sure You Are Vaccinated

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Dr. Erin Giudice, a pediatrician at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, proposed a new way to coerce parents into giving their children vaccinations: a clear, dissolvable patch that will elevate fears associated with needles. Pharmaceutical corporations, the US government and researchers at state-sponsored universities are focused on more sophisticated ways of ensuring the general population... 

Britain's Atlantis found at bottom of North Sea

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Divers from St Andrews University, find remains of Doggerland, the underwater country dubbed ‘Britain’s Atlantis’ ‘Britain’s Atlantis’ – a hidden underwater world swallowed by the North Sea – has been discovered by divers working with science teams from the University of St Andrews. Doggerland, a huge area of dry land that stretched from Scotland to Denmark... 

Cryos International turns down redheads

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The world’s largest sperm bank has started turning down redheaded donors because there is too little demand for their sperm. Ole Schou, Cryos’s director, said that there had been a surge in donations in recent years, allowing the facility to become much more picky about its donors. “There are too many redheads in relation to demand,” he told told Danish newspaper Ekstrabladet.... 

Dolphins Talk like Humans

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A new study has revealed that dolphins use tissue vibrations to talk to each other, a process very similar to the way humans communicate. Scientists found that whistle like sounds of dolphins are produced by tissue vibrations analogous to the operation of vocal folds by humans and some other land-based animals, MSNBC reported. “When we or animals are whistling, the tune is defined by the resonance... 

Denmark fences itself off from the EU, raising disintegration fears

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Denmark fences itself off from the EU Denmark is to put the barriers back up on its borders with Germany and Sweden. The move is not going down well with EU colleagues who say it violates Europe’s much-heralded open border agreement. From Tuesday, 50 Danish customs officers will be stationed at the country’s borders to perform spot checks on vehicles. The move is part of a plan approved by... 

Denmark's far right gains influence

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Pia Kjaersgaard, leader of Denmark’s right-wing Danish People’s Party. Border controls set to return amid concerns over link between foreigners and crime. European Union ministers are discussing new measures which could restrict people’s movement across the continent. Much of the debate has been prompted by an influx of migrants from North Africa. The far right has been using this... 

Nokia to cut 4,000 jobs worldwide

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Nokia is almost Finish(ed), due to its stubbornness to switch to Android, is now set to cut 4,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2012. Mobile phone maker Nokia to cut 4,000 jobs worldwide from its 65,000-strong workforce, including 700 in the UK Nokia, once indisputably the world’s largest mobile phone company, will lay off 4,000 people worldwide by the end of next year as it attempts to cut costs... 

Danish party calls for ban on Arab TV channels

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Pia Kjaersgaard The leader of Denmark’s populist Danish People’s Party, on which the government relies for support, said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday that pan-Arab television channels Al-Jazeera and Al Arabiya should be stopped from broadcasting to the country. Pia Kjaersgaard, leader of parliament’s third-biggest party, accused the channels of sowing hatred against... 

Denmark: Halt on non-Western immigration proposed

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Economic argument behind proposed immigration restrictions The nationalist Danish People’s Party announced yesterday that it is ready to put a complete stop to all immigration to Denmark from non-Western countries. On Tuesday the party began its 2010 summer group meeting in Vejle, Jutland, where its top members such as Pia Kjærsgaard, Kristian Thulesen Dahl and Peter Skaarup met to discuss current... 

Respected Danish journalist admits 'I was a Mossad agent'

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Herbert Pundik There have always been journalists who “crossed the lines” and switched to being spokespersons, advisers or investigators of bodies that were previously the object of their coverage and commentary. There have presumably always been journalists whose work serves as a cover for clandestine work, but only a few are willing to admit it. One such person is Herbert Pundik (Nahum... 

The Green Hypocrites: Prince Charles and Brown take separate jets... to lecture the World on Global warming

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Cold comfort: Charles steps from jet into snow in Copenhagen Prince Charles and Gordon Brown were accused last night of ‘green hypocrisy’ after jetting into Copenhagen to lecture the world about global warming. Charles used the £1,019-an-hour Queen’s Flight so he could deliver a keynote speech to the climate change conference, flying back after less than three hours. The Prime Minister chartered... 
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