Canadian geologist raises questions about controversial Greenland mining project
As residents of five communities in southern Greenland gear up for public hearings about a proposed rare earths mining project
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Greenland launches COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Health authorities in Greenland launched on Monday their vaccination campaign against the coronavirus in the capital Nuuk, according to reports
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Danish PM apologizes to Greenlanders taken to Denmark as children in 1950s
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen apologized this week to Greenlanders taken to Denmark as children in the 1950s. “I have
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Faroe Islands institutes new COVID-19 recommendations until the end of 2020
The Faroe Islands has instituted new COVID-19 recommendations this month, including advising against non essential travel overseas, that it says
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Greenland accedes to UN treaty against mercury pollution
Greenland has acceded to the UN treaty against mercury pollution, the government said on Wednesday. “The supply of mercury to
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Ottawa Inuit association distributes country food to 200 households
Tungasuvvingat Inuit (TI), the counselling and resource centre for Inuit in Ottawa, distributed country food from Arctic Canada to 200
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Greenland losing ice faster this century than any previous one in last 12,000 years, says study
Researchers say findings reaffirm need for humans to curb greenhouse gas emissions Humans have to slow down greenhouse gas emissions
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Greenland’s new executive order on COVID-19 comes into effect September 30
With COVID-19 numbers continuing to climb in Denmark, Greenland’s home rule government has issued a new executive order that will
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Home rule government urges all unnecessary travel to and from Greenland be avoided
As COVID-19 numbers continue to the climb in Denmark, Greenland’s home rule government is urging all unnecessary travel in and
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WMO verifies -69.6 C northern hemisphere cold record in Greenland
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recognized the coldest recorded temperature in the northern hemisphere as being -69.6 C that
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Greenland reexamining COVID-19 rules after cases surge in Denmark
Greenland’s home rule government is currently reexamining its COVID-19 related executive order after a surge of cases in Denmark and
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A big chunk of Greenland’s ice cap breaks off as Arctic shifts to new climate regime
A big chunk of Greenland’s ice cap, estimated to be some 110 square kilometres, has broken off in the far
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Rise in sea level from ice melt in Greenland and Antarctica match worst-case scenario: study
About a year ago, water and climate expert Bob Sandford flew over Greenland at a moment he says was historic, both
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Greenland approves revised COVID-19 strategy
Greenland has approved its revised COVID-19 strategy to prevent infections from arriving in the region. While Greenland never adopted a
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Greenland, Denmark ministers receive 16 recommendations for improving child welfare in Arctic
The social affairs ministers of Greenland and Denmark have received recommendations for improving child welfare in the Arctic and pledged
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