Denmark will plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish lawmakers on Monday agreed on a deal to plant 1 billion trees and convert 10% of farmland into forest and natural habitats over the next two decades in an effort to reduce fertilizer usage. The government called the agreement “the biggest change...

Danish police close investigation into Old Stock Exchange fire

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish police said Tuesday that they were closing the investigation into the devastating fire that destroyed more than half of Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange, saying nothing points at the blaze being the result of a criminal act. Despite extensive...

2 Swedish teens face preliminary terror charges for explosions near the Israeli Embassy in Denmark

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Two Swedish teenagers who were arrested in connection with last month's predawn explosions near the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen faced preliminary charges of terror on Thursday, Danish media reported. The charges come before formal charges and allow...

At least 1 person dead and 4 injured in train derailment in northern Norway, Norwegian media report

2 Swedish teens are held in custody over blasts near Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Two Swedish teenagers were jailed Thursday in pre-trial detention in connection with two predawn explosions in the vicinity of the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen a day earlier. Prosecutors said investigators were establishing “whether the motive could be a terror...

Two predawn explosions rock the area around the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen but no one is injured

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Three young Swedes were arrested Wednesday in connection with two predawn explosions that occurred in the vicinity of the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen, prompting a nearby Jewish school to close for the day. Police said no one was injured. “Our...

Reconstruction set to begin on Copenhagen’s fire-damaged Old Stock Exchange landmark

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Five months after a devastating fire destroyed more than half of Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange, workers are set to begin the reconstruction of the 400-year-old building to return it to its former glory. On Thursday, King Frederik X of Denmark will lay...

Brazil Indigenous group hails a sacred cloak's homecoming after centuries in Europe

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Indigenous chants and the rattle of maracas resounded Thursday in a Rio de Janeiro park, where Brazil's Tupinambá people gathered to celebrate the homecoming of a sacred cloak absent for some 380 years. Made of feathers from the scarlet ibis, the artifact...

Man in Denmark faces preliminary terrorism charges over arson at a Jewish woman's home

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A 21-year-old man in Denmark was arrested on Tuesday for arson after allegedly setting a fire at a Jewish woman's home in Copenhagen, and he faced preliminary court charges under the country's terrorism laws that could lead to a life sentence. Preliminary...

Denmark reports cases of bluetongue disease that can be fatal to sheep but is harmless to humans

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark reported Tuesday cases of bluetongue in the country's east, a non-contagious, insect-borne viral disease that is harmless to humans but can be fatal for so-called ruminant animals — mainly sheep but also cows and goats. Authorities said the...