Sen. Perdue quarantines for virus exposure before Georgia runoff. The left-leaning parties that support the Social Democratic one-party, minority government said they no longer had confidence in 57-year-old Jensen, prompting his departure. Denmark’s new centre-left government will increase public spending and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 70% before 2030, the country’s youngest ever prime minister is to announce. November 19, 2020, 1:43 p.m. Mogens Jensen stepped down after illegally ordering Danish mink farmers to cull their livestock. Thousands celebrate New Year’s Eve in Vegas despite virus. The Danish prime minister described the mutated virus as “a serious risk to public health and to the development of a vaccine”. L.A. County has been forced to temporarily shut down five public primary care clinics to help staff hospitals amid a deadly surge in coronavirus cases. We are the National Foundation for Danish America, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting clubs, chapters, museums, societies and cultural initiatives that promote and preserve our Danish heritage. Hospitals around Britain face a perilous few weeks, medics warn, amid surging new coronavirus infections blamed on a new variant of the virus. How the pandemic led to a rare success in California’s effort to house the homeless. Mette Frederiksen has been Prime Minister of Denmark since June 2019, the coronavirus crisis is her greatest challenge yet. Frederiksen, who later tested negative, said she informed the 80-year-old monarch of the ministerial change by telephone. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has thanked his people for their trust and support and wished them good health in a New Year’s Day letter. The mass cull was ordered after it was discovered that a mutated version of the coronavirus found among minks in Danish farms can be transmitted to people, though there is no evidence so far that it is more dangerous or resistant to vaccines. A shocking turn of events puts Birgitte Nyborg in the Danish prime minster's seat as her country's first female leader in this landmark drama. Denmark could soon have its youngest ever prime minister, as voters look set to pick a left-leaning government led by a woman promising more welfare, higher taxes and tougher rules for … Prime Minister Frederiksen spoke during the opening of the Danish parliamentary year on Tuesday, saying: “One in five young men from non-Western backgrounds who were born in 1997 had breached the penal code before the age of 21. Other countries have noted the Danish example. Earlier this month, authorities said that 11 people were sickened by it. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix FILE via AP) The prime minister’s traditional presentation of a new government member to Queen Margrethe, who formally is the country’s head of state, didn’t happen because one of Frederiksen’s family members had tested positive to the coronavirus. The likely future prime minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, embodies the new Danish Social Democratic model, with a new-found focus on restrictive immigration while … The Canadian Press. Danish Prime Minister selects new minister following mink culling scandal. She is Denmarks´s first ever female … The cancellation, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, deals a huge hit to Pasadena’s economy and the region’s mood on New Year’s Day. Mette Frederiksen, 41, has become Denmark's youngest leader, the third centre-left prime minister to take office in a Nordic country this year. Denmark’s New Prime Minister Vows to Tackle Climate Change Mette Frederiksen speaking to journalists in Copenhagen early Wednesday morning. Mink look out from a pen at a farm near Naestved, Denmark. View all (2) Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen appointed a new agriculture minister Thursday to succeed Mogens Jensen, who resigned after the government ordered the culling of all Danish mink without having the necessary legislation in place. The center-right opposition also expressed similar reservations. Here is what went wrong. COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen appointed a new agriculture minister Thursday to succeed Mogens Jensen, … The move followed the cull ordered in Denmark despite the government lacking a legal basis for killing healthy animals. Cities helping renters get the right to a lawyer in housing court. Exposure to the coronavirus has forced Georgia Sen. David Perdue into quarantine five days before the state’s high-stakes Senate runoff elections. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has appointed a new agriculture minister after Mogens Jensen resigned for illegally ordering the culling of all minks in Denmark. Brazil scrambles to approve coronavirus vaccine as pressure mounts. The Associated Press is an independent, not-for-profit news cooperative headquartered in New York City. Development Cooperation Minister Rasmus Prehn was tapped to replace Jensen, who was in charge of agriculture and fisheries. Latest Stories. Iraq team working to neutralize mine found on oil tanker. Episode 3 59m. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday faced opposition calls to resign after her agriculture minister quit over an illegal order by the government to cull the country's farmed mink. In a statement, Frederiksen said that she will “out of an extra precautionary measure not meet the Queen,” neither will the outgoing agriculture minister. Some Mexicans struggle to refill oxygen tanks amid COVID surge, Some residents of Mexico City are spending the new year in lines waiting to refill oxygen canisters for relatives suffering from COVID-19, Curfew-busting New Year partygoers attack French police. French authorities say ravers at an underground, curfew-busting New Year’s Eve party that drew at least 2,500 people in western France attacked the police sent to shut them down. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen appointed a new agriculture minister Thursday to succeed Mogens Jensen, who resigned after the government ordered the culling of all Danish mink without having the necessary legislation in place. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has appointed Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, a new agriculture minister, after Mogens Jensen resigned after the government ordered the culling of all Danish mink because of the coronavirus, but without having the necessary legislation in place first. The Department of Agriculture in Ireland said it had worked closely with the owners of the country’s three mink farms. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has apologised for a social experiment that brought 22 Greenlandic children to Denmark in 1951. Las Vegas canceled its New Year’s fireworks show, but revelers descended on the Strip anyway despite pleas from Nevada’s governor to stay home. One in five.” “It’s nothing new, and that’s the problem: it’s been going on for too many years. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen appointed a new agriculture minister Thursday to succeed Mogens Jensen, who resigned after the government ordered the culling of all Danish mink without having the necessary legislation in place. With the Rose Parade canceled, Pasadena is strangely quiet for a Jan. 1. LeBron becomes No. Photographer: Martin Sylvest/AFP/Getty Images At the beginning of season one, Birgitte Nyborg (Sidse Babett Knudsen) is the leader of the centrist party, called The Moderates, of the Danish parliament. Earlier this month, authorities said that 11 people were sickened by it. The embarrassing oversight caused it to scramble to build political consensus for a new law that now has the backing of a majority in the Danish parliament. The mass cull was ordered after it was discovered that a mutated version of the coronavirus found among minks in Danish farms can be transmitted to people, though there is no evidence so far that it is more dangerous or resistant to vaccines. ... As other party leaders try to get her to step down, Birgitte assumes the role of prime minister and works on assembling a new government. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. The prime minister’s traditional presentation of a new government member to Queen Margrethe, who formally is the country’s head of state, didn’t happen because one of Frederiksen’s family members had tested positive for the coronavirus. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un thanks people in rare New Year’s letter. The prime minister of Denmark (Danish: Danmarks statsminister, Faroese: Forsætisráðharri, Greenlandic: Naalagaaffiup Siulittaasuunera) is the head of government in the Kingdom of Denmark comprising the three constituent countries: Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix FILE via AP), Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has appointed Thursday Nov. 19, 2020, a new agriculture minister, after Mogens Jensen resigned after the government ordered the culling of all Danish mink because of the coronavirus, but without having the necessary legislation in place first. Get the Latinx Files newsletter for stories that capture the multitudes within our communities. President Trump on Tuesday abruptly canceled a planned meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, saying there was no point to … “Mink farmers continue to operate in full compliance with all legislative and animal welfare requirements and have co-operated fully with these efforts,” the department said in a statement. Denmark's Prime Minister has announced that the country will close all kindergartens, schools and universities for two weeks to slow the spread of coronavirus. A state program, Project Homekey, has resulted in one of the largest expansions in shelter for homeless people ever. Meet the new Prime Minister of Denmark — Study in Denmark Meet the new Prime Minister of Denmark There is a new 'Sherif' in Town: Helle Thorning-Schmidt became Prime Minister of Denmark on October 3, 2011. Danish farmers lament decision to cull all Denmark’s minks. Denmark's current Prime Minister is Mette Frederiksen representing the social democratic …