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March 02, 2023
Scholz warns China: Don’t send weapons to Russian ‘aggressor’
March 02, 2023
Pakistani hockey player one of the dead in Italy shipwreck
March 02, 2023
Harry and Meghan ‘requested to vacate’ property
March 02, 2023
57 people confirmed dead as public anger grows over Greece train crash
March 01, 2023
Finland’s Parliament gives final approval for NATO bid
March 01, 2023
Brussels wants to roll out EU-wide driving ban as it seeks to improve European road safety
March 01, 2023
Ex-Daesh fighters still pose a risk in Turkey, finds report
March 01, 2023
Greece train crash: Survivors describe ‘nightmarish seconds’
March 01, 2023
Finland starts construction of Russia border fence
COPENHAGEN — Denmark’s parliament has voted to abolish a springtime public holiday to boost spending on the military.Lawmakers voted 95-68 to scrap Great Prayer Day, a religious holiday observed since the 17th century.The cancelation will provide an additional three billion kroner (£355m; $427m) to be used on the defense budget, the government says.But there has been opposition from opposition politicians, trade unions and religious figures.At the start of the month, some 50,000 protesters gathered outside parliament in Copenhagen to protest the plan.“Stop the thief,” Karsten Honge, a member of the Socialist People’s Party, said during a parliamentary debate on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.“The government is ordering people to work one day more.”However, there...
March 01, 2023
Denmark scraps public holiday to boost defense budget
