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A brief summary of Tuesday's news as reported in the Danish media

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  • Denmark played their opening match in the 2022 Qatar World Cup against Tunisia on Tuesday, with the game ending in a goalless draw. Danish media reported that fans of the Danish team wore LGBTQ+ symbols, including former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who heads the Danish Football Association (DBU) and attended the match as a representative of the association.

  • DR: Saudi Arabia pulled off the biggest upset so far at the Qatar World Cup, defeating Argentina 2-1 today. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says the victory should be celebrated and has declared Wednesday a holiday for all public and private sector employees, as well as students, in honor of the win. Following the stunning victory, entry to three amusement parks in Saudi Arabia is now free. The win came when Saudi Arabia scored two goals in five minutes shortly after the start of the second half, turning the game around from 0-1 to 2-1.

  • A pregnant woman, 28, was stabbed in her home in Roskilde on Monday evening and then sought refuge with a neighbor, according to Central and West Zealand Police. A 32-year-old man was arrested and will appear at a constitutional hearing on Tuesday.

  • The Danish parliament voted unanimously to lift the parliamentary immunity of the leader of the Danish People's Party, Morten Messerschmitt, so that the court could prosecute him on charges of misusing EU funds and falsifying documents.

  • An eight-year-old boy was hit by a truck as it turned right at a roundabout in Farum on Tuesday afternoon. The boy was with his mother, who was not injured. The boy was taken to Rigshospitalet for treatment.

  • Train traffic across Fyn has been halted. Trains between Odense and Fredericia stopped Tuesday evening after a person was injured, according to a DSB statement. Buses have been requested and the itinerary will be updated as soon as the availability of buses is confirmed.

  • Earlier, Fyn police stated that an intercity train had hit a person in Odense.

  • Danish shipping giant Mærsk has reached a settlement with a woman in a sexual harassment case in the United States, where a former employee sought compensation for sexual harassment when she was a trainee on one of Maersk's ships in 2021.

  • A new study has shown that vitamin D plays a role in coronavirus infection, with people with low vitamin D levels suffering from more severe COVID-19 infections, according to a study conducted by researchers from the State Serum Institute (SSI) and Harvard University.

  • A bus ran over a pedestrian in klostertorvet in Aarhus on Tuesday evening, according to East Jutland police, who described the incident as a “very serious traffic accident.”.

Asma Abbas

A Danish Arab media professional with a master's degree in media, a journalist and presenter on Arab satellite channels, a registered member of the official Danish Media Council, an international trainer, an architect, and an international peace ambassador in an organization registered with the United Nations.

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