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28.09.2022 / 00:09

Gas leak in Nord Stream pipelines likely caused by sabotage, Germany says

BERLIN (FOX Business) - Unprecedented leaks in the Nord Stream energy pipelines connecting Russia to Germany were likely the result of sabotage, Germany argued Tuesday.The Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipeline systems suffered three leaks in a single day on Tuesday, though neither pipeline was operating at the time. The damaged offshore pipelines lay at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Neither of the pipelines was operating at the time of the damage, however.

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Denmark to lift Covid-19 ban on mink farming

After a controversial cull of all minks in Denmark due to a coronavirus variant, the world's former top exporter will once again allow mink farming, its agriculture ministry has announced.

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Denmark ends most virus restrictions, ready to 'welcome the life we knew before'

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Denmark’s government said Wednesday it will scrap most pandemic restrictions next week, even as neighboring Sweden extended its own measures for another fortnight.Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that as of Feb. 1 Danes will enjoy free access to restaurants, cafés, museums and nightclubs, while mask use will cease to be mandatory."We say goodbye to the restrictions and welcome the life we knew before" the pandemic, Frederiksen said. "As of Feb.

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The Latest: Austria, Denmark to work with Israel on vaccines

BERLIN — Austria’s leader says his country and Denmark intend to stop relying solely on the European Union for coronavirus vaccines and will work with Israel to produce second-generation vaccines.

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Coronavirus: Danish PM in tears after visiting mink farmer whose animals were culled

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen broke down on Thursday when visiting a mink farmer who lost his herd following the government’s order this month to cull all 17 million minks in the country to curb the spread of coronavirus. The order was given after authorities found COVID-19 outbreaks at hundreds of mink farms, including a new strain of the virus, suspected of being able to compromise the efficacy of vaccines.

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Mutated coronavirus from mink in Denmark most likely extinct: Health ministry

coronavirus stemming from mink farms in Denmark is "most likely" extinct, Denmark's Ministry of Health said on Thursday, citing an assessment from the State Serum Institute, which deals with infectious diseases.No infections with the new virus variant, known as Cluster-5, had been registered since Sept.

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Millions of minks ordered to be euthanized after mutated COVID-19 virus spread to humans

FILE - A mink at farmer Stig Sørensen's estate where all minks must be killed due to a government order on November 7, 2020 in Bording, Denmark.

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Mutated variant of coronavirus linked to minks found in 200 people in Denmark

mutated coronavirus strain that has been linked to minks in Denmark from June to mid-October, the country's Ekstra Bladet newspaper reports on Friday, citing a research institute.The newspaper cited the Statens Serum Institute, based in Copenhagen, which said that the mutated form of the virus had been found in 214 people, with 200 of these individuals based in the North Jutland region.Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen informed reporters on Wednesday that a mutated strain of coronavirus, which was identified on mink farms in the north of the country, had subsequently spread to humans.As a result, as many as 17 million of the country's minks will be culled in order to halt the spread of the mutated coronavirus, amid concerns that it

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Mutated variation of coronavirus among minks spreads to humans in Denmark

Minks on a farm owned by the family Rønnow seen on November 6, 2020 in Herning, Denmark. (Photo by Ole Jensen/Getty Images)COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - More than a quarter million Danes went into lockdown Friday in a northern region of the country where a mutated variation of the coronavirus has infected minks being farmed for their fur, leading to an order to kill millions of the animals.Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the move was meant to contain the virus, and it came two days after the government ordered the cull of all 15 million minks bred at Denmark’s 1,139 mink farms.The coronavirus evolves constantly and, to date, there is no evidence that any of the mutations pose an increased danger to people.

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New restrictions imposed in Denmark to fight virus mutation

Denmark has announced special restrictions for more than 280,000 people in the country's northwest after a mutated version of the new coronavirus linked to mink farms was found in humans.

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Millions of mink to be killed as 'they transmit mutated coronavirus strain to humans'

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxDenmark is to slaughter 17 million mink after the country claimed a mutation of Coronavirus posed a risk to humans and a future vaccine.Several outbreaks of the virus have been found at mink farms in the Nordic country, which is the largest producer of mink skins in the world.Millions of the animals will be killed following fears that an evolving strain of Covid-19 found in the furry animals would "pose a risk" to the sought-after future vaccine.Health authorities found virus strains in humans and mink which showed a "decreased sensitivity" against antibodies, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.She said: "Due to the discovery of a

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Denmark to cull up to 17M minks after coronavirus mutation spreads to humans

Denmark will cull its mink population of up to 17 million after a mutation of the coronavirus found in the animals spread to humans, the prime minister said on Wednesday.Health authorities found virus strains in humans and in mink which showed decreased sensitivity against antibodies, potentially lowering the efficacy of future vaccines, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at a press conference.“We have a great responsibility towards our own population, but with the mutation that has now been found, we have an even greater responsibility for the rest of the world as well,” she said.

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Denmark orders mink cull over mutated coronavirus

Denmark, the world's biggest producer of mink fur, is to cull all of the country's minks after a mutated version of the new coronavirus was detected at mink farms and had spread to people.

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PM Modi, Danish counterpart discuss ways to work together amid Covid-19

'The prime minister appreciated Denmark's success in lifting the lockdown restrictions without causing an increase in infections. It was agreed that Indian and Danish experts would remain in touch to learn from each other's experience,' an official statement read

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Danish Prime Minister to announce gradual lifting of coronavirus lockdown measures

Denmark is about to gradually lift its coronavirus lockdown, it is understood.

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