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Students at the International People's College head off to class.

Danish folk high schools offer lessons in peace in times of war

Over the last year, Ukrainian students have been studying in Danish folk high schools through a special endowment established soon after Russia invaded Ukraine. And a small group of Ukrainian visionaries are hoping to establish Ukraine’s first-ever folk high school. 

Danish folk high schools offer lessons in peace in times of war
At Copenhagen's central train station, Ukraine's flag wave side by side with Denmark's flag in a sign of solidarity seen all over the city.

Denmark welcomes Ukrainians under special law — with an expiration date

Denmark welcomes Ukrainians under special law — with an expiration date
"The Glass Castle," by Dmytro Moldovanov, seen at "The Muses are Not Silent" exhibition at Ukraine House in Denmark, Copenhagen, May 17, 2023.

'The muses are not silent': Ukraine House in Denmark offers space for arts, cultural exchange and dialogue

'The muses are not silent': Ukraine House in Denmark offers space for arts, cultural exchange and dialogue
Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson talks during the parliamentary debate on the Swedish application for NATO membership, in Stockholm, Monday, May 16, 2022. 

In historic shift, Sweden will join Finland in requesting NATO membership

In historic shift, Sweden will join Finland in requesting NATO membership
U Saw Mhue Dee, U Saw Benjamin and Daw Naw Lay Lay explain the process of growing elephant foot yam, sheltered from the afternoon heat under a stilt house in Paungdawgyi Village. 

Danish window company confronts its historic carbon emissions through forest conservation

Danish window company confronts its historic carbon emissions through forest conservation
Police officers are seen as Peter Madsen (not pictured) is surrounded by the police in Albertslund, Denmark, Oct. 20, 2020.

Danish submarine killer recaptured after prison escape

On Oct. 20, Peter Madsen briefly escaped the country’s most high-security prison in Copenhagen — where he’s serving a life sentence — after taking a hostage and threatening prison guards and police with what appeared to be a gun and a suicide vest.

Danish submarine killer recaptured after prison escape
A painted portrait of Christopher Columbus' son, Hernando Colón,

Christopher Columbus’ son’s universal library is newly rediscovered in this lost tome

Hernando Colón was the illegitimate son of famed explorer Christopher Columbus. His love of books inspired him to attempt an ambitious dream: store all of the world's books in one place. He summarized much of the information in his "Libro de los Epítomes," which has recently been rediscovered.

Christopher Columbus’ son’s universal library is newly rediscovered in this lost tome
Ana Silvera singing at the Manchester Jewish Museum

Becoming Portuguese: How Brexit and 500 years of Jewish history changed one British’s singer’s life

The final impact of Brexit is still unclear for people living in the UK, but it is already having an effect on the lives of people like Ana Silvera: British citizens who work or live in EU countries.

Becoming Portuguese: How Brexit and 500 years of Jewish history changed one British’s singer’s life
The “Copenhagen Wheel” is designed to help give riders a boost up steep hills like in San Francisco. Cyclists still have to pedal to get the extra thrust.

Is the e-bike revolution ready to come to America?

There’s a growing trend in cycling today: electric bicycles. We’re not talking about less powerful motorcycles. These are bikes that have small motors to give you a little extra thrust as you pedal.

Is the e-bike revolution ready to come to America?
A courtroom sketch shows Peter Madsen during the trial regarding the killing of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on April 25, 2018.

Life sentence for Danish submarine entrepreneur who murdered Swedish journalist

Danish inventor Peter Madsen was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for murdering, sexually mutilating and dismembering a Swedish female journalist with premeditation aboard his home-made submarine in Copenhagen harbor in 2017.

Life sentence for Danish submarine entrepreneur who murdered Swedish journalist
A man walks in the snow next to the Houses of Parliament in London on March 1. Brtain and much of the rest of Europe have been hit with a late winter blast linked to extreme warming in the Arctic.

Europe's cold blast, Arctic's heat wave are 'two sides of the same coin'

While it's been unusually cold and snowy in much of Europe, the Arctic has been seeing record warm temperatures and a huge loss of ice. Here's how the two are linked, and what they might have to do with climate change.

Europe's cold blast, Arctic's heat wave are 'two sides of the same coin'
Copenhagen Police's Special prosecutor Jakob Buch-Jepsen is seen during a news conference in front of the Copenhagen Police Headquarters after the prosecutor's office announced the charge in the submarine murder case against Peter Madsen, in Copenhagen

Denmark to seek life sentence for inventor who killed journalist Kim Wall

Prosecutors in Denmark will seek a life sentence for inventor Peter Madsen for killing Swedish journalist Kim Wall on his homebuilt submarine in a premeditated murder.

Denmark to seek life sentence for inventor who killed journalist Kim Wall
A cyclist rides past autumn-colored ivy climbing the wall of a building in downtown Copenhagen November 2, 2010.

Trips by bike finally outnumber those taken by car in Copenhagen

The capital of Denmark was known as a place where bicycles rule the roads. Now, they really rule.

Trips by bike finally outnumber those taken by car in Copenhagen
The duo My Bubba

The music of My Bubba, which has nothing to do with Bill Clinton

My Bubba is a Swedish/Icelandic duo with songs about food and broken relationships. And their name was not inspired by Bill Clinton's nickname.

The music of My Bubba, which has nothing to do with Bill Clinton
Lukas Graham

The guy who sings that 'once I was 7 years old' song has a crazy life story

Christiania is a community in the center of Copenhagen. Musician Lukas Forchhammer grew up there in the '90s, at a time when there were no cars or streetlights and a toilet and running water were considered luxuries. Still, Lukas says Christiania had a "utopian vibe" and it helped shape the young man he is today. Lukas now fronts his band Lukas Graham; a band with a string of international hits.

The guy who sings that 'once I was 7 years old' song has a crazy life story