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People gather in front of the Danish parliament in Copenhagen to call for the release of anti-whaling activist Paul Watson. Watson founded Sea Shepherd and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation (CPWF) and is known for radical tactics, including confrontations with whaling ships at sea. He was arrested on July 21 on the basis of an Interpol "Red Notice" after Japan accused him of causing damage to one of its whaling ships in the Antarctic two years earlier and causing injury. IMAGES
Thick clouds of smoke still obscure the horizon in Bagsvaerd in the north of Copenhagen, where firefighters have been battling a "massive" fire at an office building belonging to Danish pharmaceutical group Novo Nordisk. According to them, the blaze is now "under control" after several hours of struggle. IMAGES
Images show plumes of smoke rising from the facade of Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange, as work to put out the last of the flames continues for a third day. Half of the 17th-century Borsen building was destroyed and its 54-metre (180-foot) spire tumbled to the ground in a fire that broke out early Tuesday April 16, in scenes that shocked Denmark. IMAGES
Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange is cordoned off after a massive fire, which Danish firefighters say they are battling to extinguish in part of the building for a second day after bringing the blaze under control. IMAGES
Flames engulf Copenhagen's historic Stock Exchange, built in the 17th century, where Danish rescue services are on scene. The fire broke out on the morning of April 16, according to an AFP journalist who saw the 54 meter high spire of the building destroyed by the flames. IMAGES
King Frederik X of Denmark meets with soldiers from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during a visit to the NATO base in Szczecin, northern Poland. IMAGES