Overweight people are more likely to have overweight dogs, partly because they are more likely to feed them treats, Danish researchers said on Wednesday. The study by the University of Copenhagen lends credence to the saying "like owner, like dog", the scientists wrote in the journal Preventive Veterinary Medicine. "The prevalence of heavy or obese dogs is more than twice as large among overweight or obese owners (35 percent) than among owners who are slim or of a normal weight (14 percent)," the researchers said. Of the 268 dogs studied, 20 percent were overweight. Average-weight owners...…Overweight people are more likely to have overweight dogs, partly because they are more likely to feed them treats, Danish researchers said on Wednesday. The study by the University of Copenhagen lends credence to the saying "like owner, like dog", the scientists wrote in the journal Preventive Veterinary Medicine. "The prevalence of heavy or obese dogs is more than twice as large among overweight or obese owners (35 percent) than among owners who are slim or of a normal weight (14 percent)," the researchers said. Of the 268 dogs studied, 20 percent were overweight. Average-weight owners...WW…

Editions: File photo: Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau ScanpixAlmost one in five doctors in rural parts of Denmark was trained abroad. The Danish Medical Association has called for more stringent language requirements.Statistics Denmark (DST) show an increase in the number of doctors working in Denmark who qualified abroad, newspaper reported on Friday.A total of 2,100 foreign-trained doctors working at Danish hospitals and general practices in 2017 represents an increase of 300, or 19 percent, since 2010.The Danish Medical Association’s chairperson Andreas Rudkjøbing said the figures show the...…Editions: File photo: Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau ScanpixAlmost one in five doctors in rural parts of Denmark was trained abroad. The Danish Medical Association has called for more stringent language requirements.Statistics Denmark (DST) show an increase in the number of doctors working in Denmark who qualified abroad, newspaper reported on Friday.A total of 2,100 foreign-trained doctors working at Danish hospitals and general practices in 2017 represents an increase of 300, or 19 percent, since 2010.The Danish Medical Association’s chairperson Andreas Rudkjøbing said the figures show the...WW…

Editions: An event was held at Copenhagen City Hall in August to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of same-sex legal unions. Photo: Niels Christian Vilmann/Ritzau ScanpixThirty years after Denmark became the first country to allow same-sex couples to register in legal unions, the world has become more accepting. But in 1989, it was a trailblazing move."It was a ceremony that takes place every day at city hall," Ivan Larsen recalls. "But for us, for the first time in history two men could experience this ceremony."Ivan had met his partner, psychologist Ove Carlsen, three and a half...…Editions: An event was held at Copenhagen City Hall in August to celebrate the 30-year anniversary of same-sex legal unions. Photo: Niels Christian Vilmann/Ritzau ScanpixThirty years after Denmark became the first country to allow same-sex couples to register in legal unions, the world has become more accepting. But in 1989, it was a trailblazing move."It was a ceremony that takes place every day at city hall," Ivan Larsen recalls. "But for us, for the first time in history two men could experience this ceremony."Ivan had met his partner, psychologist Ove Carlsen, three and a half...WW…

Editions: A Starbucks in Copenhagen. File photo: Mathias Løvgreen Bojesen/Ritzau ScanpixIf you need a regular caffeine hit, Denmark might just be harder on your wallet than anywhere else.According to a new analysis, the , the Scandinavian nation ranks 1st out of the 76 countries included in the index for the most expensive coffee.A tall Starbucks latte costs $6.05 in Copenhagen, over three times more expensive than the cheapest coffee found in Istanbul, Turkey, at $1.78, according to Finder’s Starbucks Index.Finder, which is not affiliated with the coffee chain giant, created Starbucks...…Editions: A Starbucks in Copenhagen. File photo: Mathias Løvgreen Bojesen/Ritzau ScanpixIf you need a regular caffeine hit, Denmark might just be harder on your wallet than anywhere else.According to a new analysis, the , the Scandinavian nation ranks 1st out of the 76 countries included in the index for the most expensive coffee.A tall Starbucks latte costs $6.05 in Copenhagen, over three times more expensive than the cheapest coffee found in Istanbul, Turkey, at $1.78, according to Finder’s Starbucks Index.Finder, which is not affiliated with the coffee chain giant, created Starbucks...WW…