A 22-year-old Danish man has been arrested and charged with manslaughter.

If the notoriously EU-critical Danes vote to abolish the opt-out, it would mark another significant shift in policy for Europe after Russia launched the invasion in February.

The BA.1 lineage currently accounts for 98% of all cases globally but in Denmark has been pushed aside by BA.2, which became the dominant strain in the second week of January.

Denmark is set to become the first European Union country to lift domestic curbs despite the Omicron wave sweeping the continent.

Already popular globally, Lego has seen demand for its signature plastic bricks soar during the pandemic alongside its rapid expansion in China.

It says Singapore is now considered a high-risk country for travel to Europe.

Denmark's vaccination campaign has gone swiftly, with 73% of the 5.8 million population fully vaccinated, and 96% of those 65 and older.

Health authorities say the epidemic, while not over, is under control in the country.

European nations are increasingly looking at contracting other countries to act as processing centres for asylum seekers.

Similar allegations emerged in 2013 when secrets leaked by US whistleblower Edward Snowden alleged the NSA tapped the German chancellor’s phone.

Greenland has abundant natural resources which are getting easier to exploit as rising temperatures melt the ice cap.

Authorities in Copenhagen are arguing that parts of Syria are now safe enough for refugees to return.