Greenland gov grants mayor’s request for alcohol ban amidst rising COVID-19 cases
Greenland’s government granted the request of a southwestern mayor this week to ban alcohol in his municipality amidst ballooning COVID-19
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Arctic Circle Greenland Forum to go ahead in August
After being cancelled two years in a row because of the pandemic, the Arctic Circle Greenland Forum is set to
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Blog: Radical Arctic warming – rain, rain, here to stay?
Evidence of climate change in the Arctic has been growing for the past few years, including in the form of broken temperature
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New strategy activated to manage COVID-19 outbreak in Upernavik, Greenland
Health authorities in Greenland have launched a new strategy to combat the current COVID-19 outbreak in Upernavik after 200 people
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Greenland’s new domestic and international COVID-19 rules in effect until March 6
Greenland has extended and updated its international and domestic COVID-19 travel rules as of December 6 and will keep them
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Greenland seeks to boost profile in China with new Beijing office
Greenland opened a new office in Beijing last week with a view to boosting its profile in China. “For the
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Discovery of the first dinosaur species to live in Greenland
The first-ever species of dinosaur native to Greenland has recently been uncovered by a team of international researchers. The two-legged,
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Blog: Walk the talk? Can COP26 drive global transformation in time to save the planet?
Will Glasgow’s COP26 be remembered like Copenhagen (disaster) or Paris (breakthrough)? Is the climate glass half empty or half full?
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Greenland to join Paris climate agreement
Greenland marked its intension to join the Paris climate accord on Tuesday by handing a letter to Danish Prime Minister
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Blog: Arctic SOS to Climate COP26 – urgent action needed to avert weather catastrophe
With the final countdown running for the UN climate conference, COP26, in Glasgow, the mood is shifting between desperate hope
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Greenland, Denmark and the Faroe Islands sign terms of reference for committee on foreign affairs and defence
Greenland and the Faroe Islands took another step towards greater autonomy on foreign affairs and defence on Monday, signing the
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Greenland lifts COVID-19 restrictions on direct travel to small communities
As of October 1, Greenland has lifted all restrictions on direct travel to its smaller towns and villages. The ban
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Greenland announces COVID-19 reopening plan
Greenland’s government announced its reopening plan on Friday, saying it would gradually increase travellers to the island at the same
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Expedition discovers what they believe is world’s northernmost island off Greenland
The yet-to-be-named island is 780 metres north of Oodaaq, the former northernmost island A team of Arctic researchers from Denmark
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Five new COVID-19 cases in Greenland’s capital city of Nuuk
Greenland health authorities reported five new COVID-19 cases in the capital city of Nuuk on Thursday. All five were young
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