Blog: Despite housing shortages, Greenland razes colonial apartment blocks
Denmark built dystopian skyscrapers in the Arctic. The Government of Greenland is tearing them down. Colorful houses. Monumental icebergs. Sturdy
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Society (Denmark/Greenland)
Greenland soccer demands meeting after CONCACAF rejection, vows to fight back
The Greenlandic Football Association is pushing back after CONCACAF’s unanimous rejection of Greenland’s bid to join the soccer confederation. The
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Greenland FA chief slams CONCACAF rejection as ‘setback for football democracy’
Kenneth Kleist, the president of the Greenlandic Football Association, slammed CONCACAF’s Monday decision to reject the association’s membership bid, calling
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Blog: Touching down at Nuuk’s expanded airport
Flying from Iceland to Greenland is a little like jetting from one moon to another. Recently, I was one of
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Greenland satellite services restored after Spanish blackout
Telecom services have been restored to remote communities in Greenland that were cut off from crucial satellite access due to
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Canadian anti-whaling activist won’t be extradited to face Japanese charges
Watson, 73, has been released from detention in Greenland, where he was arrested in July Denmark has rejected a Japanese
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Anti-whaling activist Watson to remain in Greenland detention
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, police
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Inuit Circumpolar Council launches youth leadership program
As part of ongoing efforts to increase youth leadership in the Arctic, the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) has launched a
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Study explores ties between Greenland sled dogs and arctic wolves
Inuit hunters in North Greenland deliberately crossbred Greenland sled dogs with Arctic wolves, in order to create stronger and more
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Air Greenland’s international flights out of Nuuk suspended, leaving some Nunavut passengers stranded
Air Greenland’s international flights in and out of Nuuk, Greenland, are temporarily suspended, leaving some people from Nunavut stranded. Air
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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson to remain detained in Greenland
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland after he was arrested in the Danish autonomous territory last month,
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Greenlandic Arctic Winter Games team reclaims its name
By Emma Tranter · CBC News ‘It’s time to let people know our name’ Greenlandic team changes it name to Kalaallit Nunaat
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Historians appointed to study of Greenland-Denmark relationship
Greenland and Denmark are moving forward on the joint study into their countries’ past relationship with the appointment of two
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University of Greenland’s new curriculum aims to up graduates for teaching roles
The University of Greenland (Ilisimatusarfik) greenlit a new curriculum Monday with the goal of producing more Greenlandic graduates that can
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Greenland needs new approach to preserve welfare state amidst aging population: gov
Greenland has launched a new strategy to help navigate the upcoming challenges of maintaining the welfare state amidst an aging
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