03

Jan

Greenland’s leader steps up push for independence from Denmark

Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede emphasised his desire to pursue independence from Denmark, its former colonial ruler, during his New Year speech, marking a significant change in the rhetoric surrounding…

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23

Dec

Greenland is not for sale, its leader says in response to Trump

Greenland is not for sale, its elected leader said on Monday, responding to comments made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump regarding the "ownership and control" of the vast Arctic island…

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13

Nov

Anti-whaling activist Watson to remain in Greenland detention

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will continue to be held in detention in Greenland while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, local police said on Wednesday. The 73-year-old U.S.-Canadian…

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23

Oct

Greenland court extends detention for anti-whaling activist Watson

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson will remain in detention in Greenland where he has been held since July while Denmark decides whether to extradite him to Japan, local police said on…

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14

Jun

Canada and Denmark divide small Arctic island, ending ownership dispute

Denmark and Canada will divide the small, uninhabited island in the Arctic known as Hans Island, ending an almost 50-year long ownership spat, in a largely symbolic act of diplomacy designed to avoid…

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16

Jul

Greenland puts an end to unsuccessful oil adventure

Greenland has ended its 50-year ambition to become an oil producing nation after announcing it would suspend a strategy of searching for oil and would stop granting exploration licences. Oil…

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07

Apr

UPDATED: Left-wing party wins Greenland election, opposes big mining project

Greenland's left-wing Inuit Ataqatigiit party pledged its opposition to a large rare earth mining project on Wednesday after winning a parliamentary election with more than a third of the votes.…

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06

Apr

Greenland holds election closely watched by global mining industry

Greenland held a parliamentary election today that could help decide the fate of vast deposits of rare earth metals which international companies want to exploit. The Arctic island of 56,000 people, which former…

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17

Aug

Study finds Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return

Greenland’s ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter how quickly the world reduces climate-warming emissions, new research suggests.…

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11

Dec

40 million more people at risk of flooding as Greenland loses ice ‘seven times faster than in 1990s’

Greenland's ice is melting seven times faster than it was in the 1990s, and at much greater speeds than current predictions, according to a new study. It came as another…

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01

Dec

Denmark says Greenland is a national security concern as ‘great powers’ circle

Denmark has made Greenland a top national security priority after Donald Trump expressed an interest in buying the territory. Mr Trump raised the possibility of purchasing the vast land mass…

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16

Nov

Greenland airport to end civilian flights due to climate change

Greenland's main airport is set to end civilian flights within five years due to climate change, as the melting of permafrost is cracking the runway. Kangerlussuaq Airport, the country's main…

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28

Sep

Greenland’s Humboldt Glacier exposes layers of ice from ancient climate periods

A handout photo made available by NASA shows an aerial view of a lake bounded to the left by Washington Land, a deglaciated peninsula that juts into the Kane Basin,…

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31

Aug

The economic and geopolitics of the Arctic Challenge – Lawrence Zammit

Recently people in Iceland met to mourn the death of a glacier, called Okjokull. The glacier was estimated to be 700 years old. It is estimated that over the next…

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24

Aug

Johnson responds to Trump’s ‘LANDs’ purchase spree (Cartoons)

US President Donald Trump entered in a fresh controversy following his decision to declare his intention to purchase Greenland from Denmark. The issue was captured as follows by global cartoonists.…

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23

Aug

Danish Pm has constructive conversation with Trump

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had a "constructive conversation" with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, discussing cooperation on security policy, Danish news agency Ritzau reported. The leaders among other…

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22

Aug

Trump calls Denmark ‘nasty’over cancelled visit and Greenland controversy

US President Donald Trump has called the Danish Prime Minister "nasty" after she rebuffed his idea of buying Greenland. Trump made the comments after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said…

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21

Aug

Trump cancels Danish state visit over Greenland sale controversy

US President Donald Trump has cancelled a state visit to Denmark after the nation's prime minister said Greenland was not for sale to the US. The president was scheduled to…

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19

Aug

Danish PM insists Greenland is not for sale as Trump confirms the interest

Greenland is not for sale and the idea of selling it to the United States is absurd, Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen told the newspaper Sermitsiaq during a visit to…

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16

Aug

Trump mulled buying Greenland

U.S. President Donald Trump has privately discussed with aides and advisers the idea of the United States purchasing the island of Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, to expand U.S. territory,…

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19

Jun

Photo Story: The Melting Sea of Ice

  A handout photo made available by the Danish Meteorological Institute (Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut, DMI) on 19 June 2019 shows dogs hauling a sled through meltwater on coastal sea ice…

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