Person: Denmark

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world

QUIRKY WORLD ... DJ’s fatal bunny-bashing with bicycle pump defended

DENMARK: A radio station is defending a live show during which the host killed a baby rabbit by hitting it with a bicycle pump, saying it was intended to show the hypocrisy of animal lovers.

business

New owner says all jobs safe after €8.5m deal with Johnston Press

business

Johnston Press sells 14 regional titles

racing

Ireland wins Norway Nations Cup Ireland wins Norway Nations Cup

golf

Dane hoping to be re-Bjorn

news

Replica Viking ship bound for Ireland

Euro 2004 digest

All today's news from Portugal.

Sun, 13 Jun, 2004

Europe calls our bluff on language

DENMARK insisted on full recognition of its language on joining the then EEC with Ireland and Britain. Ireland did not. At the time, I was working in The Hague and there was a rumour that a highly placed Dutch official opposed Irish lest its introduction lead to the acceptance of Frisian, a regional language in the north of the Netherlands.

Mon, 26 Jan, 2004

Heroine carer saves doctor's life in plane crash inferno

A carer saved a disabled doctor’s life in the United States when she carried him out of his blazing home after it was hit by a light aircraft.

Fri, 02 Jan, 2004