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Centuries-old DNA reveals origins of Greenland’s unique dogs
Nature
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Despite their wolf-like appearance, Greenland dogs do not have especially high levels of wolf DNA.Credit: Arterra/Universal Images Group via GettySledge dogs in Greenland do not share much of their DNA with wolves despite their similar appearance,...
Isle of Wight athletes set for Island Games
BBC
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Edward SaultBBC News, South ShareSave Team Isle of Wight are hoping for medal success in Orkney Almost 100 athletes from the Isle of Wight are heading to Orkney to take part in the 20th Island Games. The bi-annual event sees sportsmen and women...
Weather doesn't dampen Greenland's spirit
Daily Globe - Michigan
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July 9, 2025
By BRENDA MOSELEY [email protected] GREENLAND — Some towns might delay a parade when rain looms in the forecast, but Greenland isn’t one of them. Nestled in the forests of Ontonagon County, it’s part of a region known for its enduring “sisu”...
Island Games: Everything you need to know about Orkney 2025
BBC
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ShareSave Orkney is hosting the 20th edition of the biennial Island Games The Island Games will be taking over Orkney this week, with thousands of visitors from around the world expected to descend on the Scottish archipelago. An estimated 2,000...
Experience Greenland’s Inuit and Viking sheep farms on this stunning trail
AOL
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Explore South Greenland’s unique twist on hut-to-hut hiking, where trails connect scenic sheep farms and offer a blend of rugged landscapes and cultural traditions. Photograph by Peter Essick, Nat Geo Image CollectionMost visitors rarely...
Denmark finalizes US defense deal despite Greenland gripes
Deutsche Welle
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At first glance, it doesn't seem to make any sense. The US president has deeply rattled Denmark by reiterating several times he may invade and occupy the semi-autonomous island of Greenland for "national security" reasons. But rather than looking...
Danish officials note investments to secure Greenland in call for stronger NATO presence in Arctic
Janes
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Greenland's location makes it strategically important for Arctic security. (Janes) While touting recent investments in Greenland security, Danish officials cited a need for more NATO involvement in the Arctic region on 8 July during the Center for...
WWU researchers head to Greenland to study glacial melt tied to soot, algae
Cascadia Daily News - Washington State
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July 8, 2025
For Western Washington University master’s student Colby Rand, standing at the edge of an alpine glacier to operate a drone the size of a golden retriever is nothing new. But doing it on a sheet of ice that’s 1,500 miles long — about the distance...
Explore the water sports, sands and seafood of Western Sahara
Park Rapids Enterprise - Minnesota
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July 8, 2025
Editor’s note: Retired judge John P. Smith, who lives in Nevis, will share his traveling adventures with the Enterprise, as he concludes the last leg of his quest. “If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years...
United’s Kinective Media Sees Loyalty as a ‘Lifestyle,’ Not Just Miles
Beet.TV - New York
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July 8, 2025
CANNES — The days of loyalty programs being limited to airline miles or hotel points are over, says Khatidja Ajania, director of strategic partnerships at Kinective Media by United Airlines, the carrier’s advertising network. Speaking with Beet.TV...
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Greenland, Ukraine, the EU, and the Global State of Democracy
Vogue - New York
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July 8, 2025
“Whenever we are taking a decision about something, we have to come back all the time and ask, ‘Is this the way we want it to work?’ I evaluate everything when I come home. And I’m very hard on myself.” Being a woman in political leadership still...
Denmark issues 6-word warning to Trump over latest Greenland threat
Daily Express
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July 8, 2025
Denmark’s Foreign Minister has issued a clear six-word warning to Donald Trump as concerns grow over the US President’s renewed interest in Greenland. Speaking at a briefing with journalists in Aarhus last week, Lars Løkke Rasmussen said: “It can...
Babak Jalali, Kamila Andini, Martin Koolhoven, Emily Atef & Yann Gonzalez Feature Projects Set For Venice Gap-Financing Market
Deadline
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July 10, 2025
Upcoming features by Babak Jalali, Kamila Andini, Martin Koolhoven, Emily Atef, Yann Gonzalez and Diego Lerman are among 67 projects selected for the 12th Venice Gap-Financing Market. The project incubator which is a component of the Venice Film...
Metal heads, TikTokers, shiny new airports: Greenland, but not as you think you know it
AOL
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An outdoor wall mural is seen in Nuuk, Greenland, featuring an Inuit woman petting a polar bear.NUUK, Greenland − Musicians Pani and Sebastian Enequist sport once-suppressed Inuit face tattoos, hunt seals for food in remote fjords and honor nature...
Today in High Prairie: July 11, 205
South Peace News
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July 10, 2025
Today in High Prairie! See what’s happening today in town, celebrity birthdays, local history, world history and your daily horoscope. Please send your birthdays and community events to southpeacenews@hotmail.com and/or spneditor@outlook.com....
Melting glaciers turn carbon-storing land into greenhouse gas sources
Muser Press
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July 10, 2025
Summary: As glaciers retreat and expose the land beneath them, newly uncovered sediments first act to absorb greenhouse gases – but over time, they shift to emitting them. That’s the conclusion of a study published in Communications Earth &...
Why Greenland is more important to the US than ever
New York Post
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July 6, 2025
Wittingly or unwittingly, United Airlines gave Donald Trump a birthday present that more than made up for the lackluster army parade put on by Pete Hegseth. On June 14, the day Trump turned 79, the US carrier launched its inaugural flight from...
Outsider Geopolitics: To Be, or Not to Be, in the Arctic
E-International Relations
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July 10, 2025
The Arctic has often been described as exceptional, a region of cooperation rather than conflict, more open than exclusive. However, even before the negative impact of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, this narrative...
EU energy transition: European commission announces Strategic Projects outside of the EU to boost critical materials value chain
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
Following the commission’s announcement in March of the first 47 Strategic Projects under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act (Act) located within the EU (discussed in our previous article, the commission has confirmed 13 Strategic Projects located...
Paramount’s fate moves to FCC, where media bias and DEI loom large
The Columbian - Washington State
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Paramount Global, the parent of CBS and MTV, must clear one more big hurdle to complete its sale to independent film and TV producer David Ellison. The Federal Communications Commission must approve the transfer of the company’s broadcast...