News: Greenland

We have started to collect the most important news related to Greenland in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Greenland – overview

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• December 8th 2020 – August 23rd 2019
• August 22nd 2019 – July 14th 2018
• July 14th 2018 – May 17th 2015
• December 15th 2014 – March 12th 2013
• January 15th 2013 – January 23rd 2012
• November 30th 2011 – August 7th 2010
• November 12th 2009 – September 12th 2008
• August 18th 2008 – January 30th 2006

Greenland: news

Denmark apologises to children taken from Greenland in a 1950s social experiment

Tuesday, December 8th 2020, 19:28

PM Mette Frederiksen says "we failed" the 22 Inuit children removed for a social experiment in 1951.
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Climate change: Warmth shatters section of Greenland ice shelf

Monday, September 14th 2020, 1:29

A big chunk of ice breaks away from the Arctic's largest remaining ice shelf - 79N, or Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden.
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Hans Egede: Greenland votes on colonial Danish statue

Thursday, July 16th 2020, 16:41
related countries: Denmark

The Nordic explorer who made Greenland a Danish colony is a divisive figure.
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US announces millions in aid for resource-rich Greenland

Thursday, April 23rd 2020, 18:42
related countries: United States
related places: Trump

The Trump administration will also open a consulate in the territory, amid competition for Greenland's resources.
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Climate change: Blue skies pushed Greenland 'into the red'

Wednesday, April 15th 2020, 13:30

Cloud-free skies played a key role in one of the worst years for Greenland's ice sheet.
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As the ice melts, Greenland considers its future

Thursday, January 9th 2020, 0:01
related countries: United States

As the US prepares to open a consulate in Greenland, there are concerns over American influence.
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Climate change: Greenland ice melt 'is accelerating'

Tuesday, December 10th 2019, 16:03

The ice sheet's contribution to sea-level rise is now seven times what it was in the 1990s.
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Danes see Greenland security risk amid Arctic tensions

Friday, November 29th 2019, 16:06
related countries: Denmark

For the first time Denmark puts mineral-rich Greenland top of its national security agenda.
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Climate change: Greenland's ice faces melting 'death sentence'

Tuesday, September 3rd 2019, 21:35

The massive ice sheet covering Greenland may have melted by a record amount this year, scientists say.
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'This is very scary': Greenlanders on Trump wanting to buy their island

Friday, August 23rd 2019, 23:41
related countries: Denmark

"He's not even talking to Greenland - he's talking to Denmark about buying Greenland."
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