Denmark’s first astronaut blasts off into space on Russian Soyuz rocket
Denmark’s first astronaut has blasted off into space on a Russian Soyuz rocket bound for the International Space Station. Andreas Mogensen is part of a … source
Maersk says U.S. sanctions make doing business in Iran impossible
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The world’s largest container shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) said Thursday it would shut down its business in Iran to abide with reimposed sanctions after Washington pulled…
The Scandinavian Hygge Lifestyle Is Taking The World By Storm: VICE News Tonight on HBO
Hygge is a Danish term defined as “a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being.” In the past year, this … source
Sivantos and Widex in $8 billion merger to create No.3 in hearing aids
COPENHAGEN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Hearing aid makers Widex and Sivantos are merging to create an industry number three that can invest more in digital devices and step up the challenge to…
China’s multi-story hog hotels elevate industrial farms to new levels
YAJI MOUNTAIN, China (Reuters) – On Yaji Mountain in southern China, they are checking in the sows a thousand head per floor in high-rise “hog hotels”. Guangxi Yangxiang’s high-rise pig…
Insight: China’s multi-story hog hotels elevate industrial farms to new levels
YAJI MOUNTAIN, China (Reuters) – On Yaji Mountain in southern China, they are checking in the sows a thousand head per floor in high-rise “hog hotels”. Guangxi Yangxiang’s high-rise pig…
Denmark’s Food Waste Vigilante – BBC News
Food waste is a massive global problem: the EU alone throws away 88 million tonnes a year. Much of this ends up in landfill and produces dangerous greenhouse gasses which…
Pakistani Cops Fight Terror & Chinese Sex Robots : VICE News Tonight Full Episode (HBO)
This is the January 12, 2018 FULL EPISODE of VICE News Tonight on HBO. 2:47 VICE News speaks with Pakistani officials to learn about how they are dealing with their…
Denmark’s First Public Monument To A Black Woman Pays Homage To Revolt
Denmark just got its first public monument to a black woman, and it flips the script on the country’s dark colonial past. The nearly 23-foot-tall statue titled “I Am Queen…
Bridging Asia: Should happiness be the national target?
GDP has traditionally been used to measure how well a country is faring. This has led many politicians to prioritise economic growth. However, there is growing recognition that economic growth……