Denmark, Canada and Ice Hockey World Championships
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Denmark raises retirement age to highest in world
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Denmark is set to have the highest retirement age in Europe, after lawmakers voted to raise it to 70. Parliamentarians passed a bill mandating the rise on Thursday, with 81 votes in favor and 21 against.
Denmark's miraculous comeback from a goal down to beat superpower Canada in the Midtjylland town of Herning to reach the semi-finals of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship was a result so seismic that not even the Danish players could believe what they had done.
Nick Olesen scored with 49 seconds left and Denmark stunned Canada 2-1 at the ice hockey world championship to advance to the semifinals.
The Swiss blanked Denmark 7-0 to reach the gold medal game for the second straight year. Switzerland has never won the worlds.
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Denmark's miraculous comeback from a goal down to beat superpower Canada in the Midtjylland town of Herning to reach the semi-finals of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championship was a result so seismic that not even the Danish players could believe what they had done.
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