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Greenland, Faroe Islands tricky models

Copenhagen - Al Maghrib Today

Sacked Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, in Copenhagen to muster international support for an independent Catalonia, has cited Denmark's autonomous territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands as models for a peaceful bid for independence. But the model may be difficult to export, experts say. "It's not easy I know but you're proof that it's possible," Puigdemont said Monday during a seminarRead more

Puigdemont candidate for Catalan president

Copenhagen - Al Maghrib Today

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Monday vowed to form a new government despite "threats" from the central government in Madrid, as a Spanish judge refused to re-issue a European warrant for his arrest. "We will not surrender to authoritarianism despite Madrid's threats," he said during a debate on Catalonia at the University of Copenhagen. "Soon we will form aRead more

Sacked Catalan leader arrives in Denmark despite Spanish arrest threat

Madrid - Al Maghrib Today

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has boarded a flight to Denmark despite a threat by Madrid to issue a warrant for his arrest if he leaves Belgium, where he has been in exile since a failed independence bid, Spanish newspaper El Pais said. The paper published a photo of the secessionist leader, sacked by Madrid after the Catalan parliament declaredRead more

Puigdemont accuses EU of not defending rights in Catalonia

Copenhagen - Al Maghrib Today

Catalonia's sacked president Carles Puigdemont on Monday repeated accusations that the European Union is failing to defend fundamental rights in the wealthy Spanish region. During his first foreign visit since leaving Spain to live in voluntary exile in Brussels on 30 October, Puigdemont told students at the University of Copenhagen the EU showed "failures" in the face of crises bothRead more

Sacked Catalan leader vows to form new government despite Spain 'threats'

Copenhagen - Al Maghrib Today

Ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Monday vowed to form a new government despite "threats" from the central government in Madrid, after a Spanish judge refused to re-issue a European warrant for his arrest. Speaking at a debate on Catalonia at the University of Copenhagen, Puigdemont said: "We will not surrender to authoritarianism despite Madrid's threats." "Soon we will formRead more

'World's most expensive vodka' bottle stolen

Denmark - Al Maghrib Today

Copenhagen police are investigating the theft of a bottle of vodka that is claimed to be the world's most expensive at $1.3 million.Police investigator Knud Hvass says it is too early to say whether the perpetrator of the theft at the Cafe 33 bar had broken in or had used a key. Nothing else was stolen. Hvass said Wednesday policeRead more

First Ryanair strike sees delays, but no cancellations in Germany

Frankfurt - Al Maghrib Today

Passengers travelling with Ryanair in Germany on Friday saw little disruption from a short strike called by a pilots' union, with the no-frills airline praising crew for "largely ignoring" the unprecedented walkout. Germany's powerful Cockpit union (VC) had asked Ryanair pilots to walk off the job from 5-9am (0400-0800 GMT) in a battle for recognition from the Irish carrier whoseRead more

IOC vows action over Brazil scandal

Lima - Al Maghrib Today

The International Olympic Committee vowed Monday to take action against anyone involved in new corruption allegations, confirming it had requested information from Brazilian authorities probing a vote-buying scandal surrounding the award of the 2016 Rio Games. A declaration of the IOC's executive board said the body's ethics commission had instructed its Brazilian lawyers to seek details of the case involvingRead more

Danish inventor denies killing reporter, mutilating body

Stockholm - Al Maghrib Today

An eccentric Danish inventor who is being held over the grisly death of a Swedish reporter whose headless torso was found at sea, has denied killing her and mutilating her body, police said Friday. "The suspect denies homicide and desecration of a human body," Copenhagen police said in a statement, referring to Peter Madsen, 46, who is being held onRead more

Danish sub inventor Madsen denies killing, mutilating Kim Wall

Stockholm - Al Maghrib Today

An eccentric Danish inventor who is being held over the grisly death of a Swedish reporter whose headless torso was found at sea has denied killing her and mutilating her body, police said Friday. "The suspect denies homicide and desecration of a human body," Copenhagen police said in a statement, referring to Peter Madsen, 46, who is being held onRead more