Danish

Danish ice cream maker drops ‘Eskimo’ lolly name

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Danish ice cream maker drops ‘Eskimo’ lolly name after Greenland politician said ‘pejorative’ term was offensive to Arctic people Hansens Is said on Wednesday it decided to choose a more suitable name  The term Eskimo is used to refer to indigenous people from all over the Arctic  It has been criticised as a ‘pejorative’ and offensive … Read more

COVID-19 throat swab test robot developed by Danish researchers

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Prototype robot that carries out throat swab tests for coronavirus using a disposable 3D-printed arm is developed by Danish researchers The team developed the throat swab robot to reduce demand on health workers It is able to take the sample from the throat, add it to a jar and screw on the lid The throat … Read more

Danish headteacher says schools are back in action because unions know pupils are SAFER in schools

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Jesper Larsen, a headteacher in Copenhagen, Denmark, said Danish schools were able to go back to class a month ago because the country’s society respects government guidelines While British schools will not begin to reopen after lockdown until the beginning of June at the earliest, at my school here in Denmark virtually all the children … Read more

How to explore the world from home during lockdown: Check in to Danish Downton-by-Sea

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The Armchair Traveller reveals how to explore the world from home: Check in to Danish Downton-by-Sea and build the Dubai skyline out of Lego Seaside Hotel is a Danish TV drama described as Downton Abbey-by-the-sea Holiday secrets are revealed in the latest edition of Cool Camping Britain Build the Dubai skyline, including the Burj Khalifa … Read more

German, 89, and his 85-year-old Danish girlfriend meet at the countries’ closed border

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German, 89, and his 85-year-old Danish girlfriend meet at the countries’ closed border for a daily drink amid coronavirus lockdown Karsten Hansen, 89, meets his Danish girlfriend Inga Rasmussen, 85, every day They’ve been together 2 years and have spent each day together since last year  Their quarantine dates usually consist of chatting, drinking coffee … Read more

Danish man reveals why he left the city to move to a remote island off Greenland 

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Decked out in polar bear fur trousers and wearing animal claws on a string around his neck, Marti Suulutsun certainly makes for an impressive sight as I pull up towards the remote island of Uummannaq off west Greenland. It’s a fairly warm day – as the Arctic summer goes – with an air temperature of around … Read more