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For the fourth year in a row, BonBon-Land has generated a million-dollar profit. Management expects increasing earnings this year.More visits have contributed to the BonBon-Land amusement park doubling its earnings in 2024.During the year, BonBon-Land earned 2.3 million kroner, while earnings the previous year were 1.1 million kroner.This is evident from the amusement park’s financial statements, which were published on Friday.BonBon-Land does not disclose its revenue in its financial statements, but the management report states that it has also been increasing.This is due to more guests and has contributed to the operating profit being higher than expected, it says.Management expects…

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There are fewer polluting wood-burning stoves in Danish homes, but they are still found in large numbers, a study shows.Every fifth Danish home has a wood-burning stove. This is shown by figures from Statistics Denmark, which are based on a representative questionnaire survey.The survey, conducted in 2023, is based on 19,000 representative responses and shows that there are around 675,000 wood-burning stoves, fireplaces or similar nationwide – of which 538,000 are in year-round homes and 137,000 are in unoccupied holiday homes.However, the number of wood-burning stoves has decreased from 775,000 to 675,000 since the previous census in 2021.And back in…

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The code word for Constitution Day was armament. It could hardly be anything else.When the SVM government was formed, one of the big, more human stories was the story of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) and Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen (V), who was then Minister of Economy. They were elected to the Folketing at the same time, in 2001, but had never really spoken to each other.Instead, from their respective political and ideological platforms, they had developed a viable political hatred for each other and what they stood for. That changed, as we know, and today both parties…

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Has a connection also been proven between ultra-processed food and our mental health?Anonymous: There is a lot being written about ultra-processed food and its negative impact on the intestinal system and health in general, but has there also been a proven connection between ultra-processed food and our mental health?Bente Klarlund Pedersen: If you consume large amounts of ultra-processed food, it affects appetite regulation, so you don’t feel full. If you look at the energy intake, measured in kcal per minute, it is significantly higher for ultra-processed food. This leads to an increased risk of severe obesity and thus type 2…

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Danmarks Nationalbank follows the ECB and lowers interest ratesAs expected, the National Bank follows the European Central Bank (ECB) and lowers its interest rates by 0.25 percentage points.This is stated by the Nationalbank in a press release.This means that the leading interest rate – the certificate of deposit rate – is now 1.60 percent, while the lending rate is 1.75 percent.The certificate of deposit interest rate determines how much interest mortgage and banking institutions receive by purchasing certificates of deposit from Danmarks Nationalbank.This can therefore also have an impact on the interest rate that customers at the various institutions can…

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Anders Dreyer has quickly settled into the newly formed MLS team San Diego, which has surprised all experts. Things have gone far beyond expectations for the Danish-dominated MLS team San Diego FC, which is currently in its first season in the strongest US soccer league. Before the season, the newly formed franchise was predicted by a large number of American media and soccer experts to be the worst of the 30 teams in Major League Soccer, but that has not been the case. With Danes Jeppe Tverskov, Marcus Ingvartsen and national team player Anders Dreyer on the team card, the…

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The code word for Constitution Day was armament. It could hardly be anything else.When the SVM government was formed, one of the big, more human stories was the story of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) and Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen (V), who was then Minister of Economy. They were elected to the Folketing at the same time, in 2001, but had never really spoken to each other.Instead, from their respective political and ideological platforms, they had developed a viable political hatred for each other and what they stood for. That changed, as we know, and today both parties…

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The police are asking for help in identifying several people suspected of robbing two boys in Aarhus.East Jutland Police are asking for help in identifying several unknown perpetrators who are suspected of a serious robbery against two boys aged 15 and 16.The police wrote this in a press release on Thursday. In it, the police published photos of the suspected perpetrators.The episode took place at Ellevangsskolen in Risskov in northern Aarhus a month ago.On May 5th at 5:20 p.m., three boys arrived at the schoolyard, each on their own scooter.Shortly afterwards they were surprised by four men running towards them.One…

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After time on the sidelines, Jon Stephensen can give Løkke valuable new perspectives on the Moderates, he says.Jon Stephensen had no future in Danish politics – and certainly not in the Moderates.That was the blunt message from chairman Lars Løkke Rasmussen to Jon Stephensen when he had to leave the party in disgrace.But now the independent is again participating in the group meetings of the Moderates.And that has given Lars Løkke Rasmussen completely new perspectives on the party, he explains to Ritzau.”Now we are not allowed to report from closed group meetings, so I am not allowed to do that…

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The construction of a new church in the Copenhagen district of Ørestad is expected to be completed next year.On Wednesday, construction began on a new church in the Copenhagen district of Ørestad.The urban development company By & Havn writes this on its website on Thursday.According to the company, this will be the first newly built church in Copenhagen in the past 30 years.Anne Skovbro, CEO of the company, calls it a big day for Ørestad.”The fact that a new city district gets its own church says something about how far it has come in creating its own identity on an…

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