#unitednations

The Copenhagen Post | Billions in tax money lost in fraud scam by Ritzau AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. The news roundup for early May 2026 reports a wide‑range of Danish stories: British nationals Rajen Shah and Anupe Dhorajiwala were extradited from the UAE and charged with a 306 million DKK dividend‑tax fraud; average Danish income rose 3.9 % to 362,700 DKK, giving a 2 % real‑income gain after inflation; the UN warned that Denmark’s handling of a Greenlandic woman whose child was taken may constitute ethnic discrimination; discount chains Netto and Lidl announced price cuts of up to 58 % on staple foods; a wolf killed a second pony near Egtved; a utility data‑leak could have exposed personal details of about 20 % of customers; pregnant women are again offered free RSV shots for infants; Vesterbrogade in Copenhagen will be closed to cars for seven months; SAS said rising fuel costs won’t cancel summer flights but could raise fares; a direct Copenhagen‑Prague train resumed after a decade; inspections found serious safety breaches at food‑waste shops, prompting a temporary closure; Eli Lilly’s obesity‑drug sales surged, while Blackstone invested up to €2 billion in Eurowind Energy; Roskilde Festival added a K‑pop headliner and new stages; Copenhagen will spend €6.9 million to add green space and reduce traffic on five streets; phone‑line outages hit several municipalities; oil prices hit their highest level since 2022 amid Middle‑East tensions; the Danish Language Council launched a campaign to replace English words with Danish alternatives; primary‑school students dominate the Aula communication platform; several police warnings were issued after weed‑burner fires and a series of near‑miss rail incidents; polls show strong public desire for a quick government formation and for reinstating Great Prayer Day; insurance firms Tryg and Alm. Brand saw shares fall after a Supreme Court ruling on compensation; a former TV 2 documentary figure confessed to data theft; a youth science prize was awarded for a recycling‑scanner project; historic English “protection” coins were found in Denmark; sports‑club membership rose to 27.9 %; four men convicted of vandalising Iran’s embassy escaped punishment due to procedural delays; the UAE announced its exit from OPEC; a stabbing at an asylum centre led to a six‑year prison sentence; Novo Nordisk layoffs caused Denmark’s first employment decline in 18 months; and a new football rule now sanctions players for covering their mouths during disputes. Read more: https://cphpost.dk/2026-05-01/news/round-up/billions-in-tax-money-lost-in-fraud-scam/ #RajenShah #AnupeDhorajiwala #UnitedNations #StatisticsDenmark #ThistedMunicipality

UN names African slave trade 'gravest crime against humanity' In tonight's edition, the UN General Assembly designated the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity," in a move advocates hailed as a step towards healing and possible reparations. Also, in a visit to top African trading partner Algeria, Italy's prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said the two nations would work to increase deliveries [...] https://www.france24.com/en/un-names-african-slave-trade-gravest-crime-against-humanity #UnitedNations #UN #News

#BREAKING #News: The #UnitedNations General Assembly has voted to recognize the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity", a move advocates hope will pave the way for healing and justice. Note: #UN GA resolutions are not legally binding, though they carry the weight of global opinion. #BlackMastodon #BLM https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg06q36052o

The Clash of Hypocrisies: As Washington abandons any pretense of a just global order, citizens around the world will continue to demand one. "The mask of international cooperation supported a hypocritical system in which powerful nations routinely broke the rules. Yet these same nations needed to justify their violations through moral acrobatics that, paradoxically, reinforced the system’s values" https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/06/trump-orwell-hypocrisy-democracy-fascism-imperialism-multilateralism/?utm_content=gifting&tpcc=gifting_article&gifting_article=dHJ1bXAtb3J3ZWxsLWh5cG9jcmlzeS1kZW1vY3JhY3ktZmFzY2lzbS1pbXBlcmlhbGlzbS1tdWx0aWxhdGVyYWxpc20=&pid=PNIHAd0kOt6ug7x #ForeignPolicy #UnitedNations #USPol

Today: Colpita postazione Unifil in Libano: feriti diversi peacekeeper Diversi peacekeeper delle Nazioni Unite sono stati feriti quando una postazione dell'Unifil è stata colpita nella cittadina di Qawzah nel sud del Libano. UNIFIL observation post in Lebanon hit: several peacekeepers injured. Several United Nations peacekeepers were injured when a UNIFIL outpost was struck in the town of Qawzah in southern Lebanon. #UNIFIL #Lebanon #UnitedNations #Qawzah https://www.today.it/mondo/colpita-postazione-unifil-in-libano-feriti-diversi-peacekeeper.html