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Children wave Danish flags as they celebrate Denmark's Queen Margrethe's birthday, in Fredensborg, Denmark, on April 16, 2021. Norway's top body for international adoptions on Tuesday recommended a halt to all adoptions from abroad for a two-year period pending an investigation into several allegedly illegal cases, while Denmark's sole overseas adoption agency announced it was stopping for the same concerns. (Martin Sylvest/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)

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Norway considers halting overseas adoptions as Denmark's only international agency winds down work
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Tue,01/16/24-4:50AM , 109 Reads
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s only overseas adoption agency said Tuesday that it is “winding down” its facilitation of international adoptions after a government agency raised concerns over fabricated documents and procedures that obscured children's biological origins abroad.
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Queen Margrethe leaves the meeting of the Council of State after signing the declaration of abdication, in Copenhagen, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. Queen Margrethe II has signed her historic abdication, a step that paves the way for her son Frederik X to immediately become king. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

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Frederik X is proclaimed the new king of Denmark after his mother Queen Margrethe II abdicates
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Sat,01/13/24-11:12PM , 123 Reads
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s prime minister proclaimed Frederik X as king on Sunday after his mother Queen Margrethe II formally signed her abdication, with massive crowds turning out to rejoice in the throne passing
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Denmark's Queen Margrethe II waves from the balcony during celebrations for her 83rd birthday, at Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen, Sunday, April 16, 2023. Queen Margrethe II, Denmark’s monarch for more than half a century, stunned her country when she announced on New Year’s Eve that she will hand over the throne to her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, on Jan. 14, 2024. It’s the first time a Danish monarch has stepped down voluntarily in nearly 900 years. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)

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What to know about the abdication of Denmark's Queen Margrethe II
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Thu,01/11/24-11:22PM , 622 Reads
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Queen Margrethe II, Denmark’s monarch for more than half a century, stunned her country when she announced on New Year’s Eve that she will hand over the throne to her eldest son,
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Danish Crown Prince Frederik delivers his speech to Danish Queen Margrethe II at the gala banquet at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. As a teenager, Crown Prince Frederik felt uncomfortable being in the spotlight, and pondered whether there was any way he could avoid becoming king. All doubts have been swept aside as the 55-year-old takes over the crown on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024 from his mother, Queen Margrethe II, who is breaking with centuries of Danish royal tradition and retiring after a 52-year reign. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)

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Who is Crown Prince Frederik, Denmark's soon-to-be king?
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Thu,01/11/24-11:18PM , 94 Reads
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — As a teenager, Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik felt uncomfortable being in the spotlight and wondered whether there was any way he could avoid becoming king.
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