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Navy SEAL Team Frees Hostages In Somalia

By The World ⋅ January 25, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

US Navy SEALs exit a C-130 aircraft during a training exercise. (Photo: US Navy/ Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Anthony Harding/Released)

An American and a Danish aid worker kidnapped in Somalia three months ago have been freed in a rare US military raid.

Denmark: Two Musicians, Two Perspectives

By April Peavey ⋅ October 28, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

Gudrun Holck (Photo: April Peavey)

My first full day at The World Music Expo (WOMEX) is complete. Toward the end the day I met two fascinating and dynamic female musicians [...]

Art as Good as Money in Copenhagen

By April Peavey ⋅ October 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Artwork at the Ibsens Hotel in Copenhagen used for money. (Photo: April Peavey)

Framed art, the size of large bank notes, hang on the walls at the Ibsens Hotel in Copenhagen. Artistic flair doesn’t matter here. This art has purpose and value; it’s treated as cold, hard cash (and yes, it’s art).

American Jazz Singer Kurt Elling and Denmark’s Kluvers Big Band

By Adeline Sire ⋅ October 26, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

Kurt Elling performing with the Kluvers Big Band (Photo: Courtesy of Kurt Elling)

The World’s Adeline Sire has a story on a collaboration between American jazz singer Kurt Elling and the Kluvers Big Band from Denmark. They’re touring the US together for the first time.

Denmark’s New ‘Fat’ Tax

By The World ⋅ October 3, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

(Photo: André Karwath/Wikipedia)

Denmark’s new government is pushing through a nationwide fat and sugar tax.

Helle Thorning-Schmidt Becomes Denmark’s First Female Prime Minister

By The World ⋅ September 16, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Photo: Mogens Engelund/Wikipedia)

The elections centered around Denmark’s stagnant economy.

The future of fuel?

By The World ⋅ April 29, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Is this brown sludge the future of fuel? It used to be garbage, but now a Danish energy company wants to turn it into ethanol, and other biofuels. Find out more in our latest Technology Podcast with host Clark Boyd. Download MP3 (23:50)

Fuel from straw – a biofuel breakthrough?

By The World ⋅ April 20, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

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The World’s Clark Boyd reports from Denmark on a new factory that’s making ethanol from straw. If the technology pans out, supporters hope it will help replace both gasoline and biofuels made from food crops. Download MP3

Denmark takes to texting postage

By The World ⋅ March 11, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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Mobile postage will soon be available in Denmark. People will send a text to the post office and receive a code they can write on an envelope. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Morten Nielsen, spokesperson for Post Danmark. Download MP3

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Denmark’s ‘Christian cultural heritage’

By The World ⋅ February 18, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

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Anchor Lisa Mullins has details on a new Danish government directive that requires the state broadcaster to emphasize its role as a promoter of Danish culture including the nation’s “Christian cultural heritage.” Download MP3

Lobster safari in Sweden

By The World ⋅ February 8, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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For today’s Geo Quiz, we’re searching for an ocean strait between the North Sea and Kattegat Bay. Denmark lies to the south – Norway and Sweden, respectively, to the north and east. Download MP3

Rene Redzepi’s Nordic cuisine

By The World ⋅ October 6, 2010 ⋅ 9 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Lisa Mullins speaks with two Michelin star chef Rene Redzepi about his new cookbook of Nordic cuisine. Redzepi runs the award-winning restaurant NOMA in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2010, it was ranked as the Best Restaurant in the World. Download MP3
>>See photos of Chef Redzepi’s dishes

Arctic underwater ridge

By The World ⋅ September 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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We’re looking for an underwater ridge that’s part of the continental crust below the Arctic Ocean and crosses the North Pole. From the New Siberian Islands, the ridge runs across the Arctic Ocean all the way to Canada’s Ellesmere Island. What is it called? Download MP3

Love seats in Denmark

By The World ⋅ May 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

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A curious news story out of Denmark kicks off our Geo Quiz today. A public bus company in Copenhagen came up with a way to spice up the ride. It’s designated a couple of so-called “love seats” on more than a 100 of its buses. It’s supposed to encourage people to … ahem … get to know each other better. Download MP3

Baltic Island seals

By The World ⋅ February 9, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments ⋅ Transcript

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Geo Quiz takes us out to sea. If you travel clockwise around the Baltic Sea, you can visit any of the Baltic countries: Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Poland, Germany, and finally Denmark. Download MP3

See photos of the grey seals