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Greenland, Once a Distant Destination, Gets a Little Closer to the U.S.
Pioneer Press - Minnesota
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June 29, 2025
NUUK, Greenland — Greenland, the sparsely populated island coveted by President Donald Trump, is less than 1,500 miles from the northern tip of Maine. Yet getting here has never been easy, and few Americans have made the trip. But that is...
Philippine Embassy brings consular services to Filipino community in Greenland
ScandAsia
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July 3, 2025
The Philippine Embassy in Denmark, in collaboration with the Migrant Workers Office (MWO) in London and the local Filipino community, conducted a consular outreach program in Nuuk, Greenland, on Saturday 28 June 2025. Held at Krist Konge Kirke in...
Greenland stages ‘an elegant protest’ against Trump in Washington
The Times
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A drum beats in the thick Washington heat. It’s 6.30pm on a weekday night, and guests are sweltering in the living room of the Danish ambassador’s residence near Georgetown. Musicians clad in brightly coloured capes, feathers and seal skin sway as...
Antarctica Vs Arctic Travel Guide (2025 Update)
NOMADasaurus
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July 2, 2025
What is the difference between Antarctica and the Arctic? Our Antarctica vs Arctic travel guide highlights the key points of each region! A thick ice shelf, harsh winter, vast ice cover, whales breaching across the ocean surface – are we...
World News | Greenland Has Message for Rest of the World: Come Visit
Latestly
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July 1, 2025
Nuuk (Greenland), Jul 1 (AP) Greenland has a message for the rest of the world: We're waiting for you. “Come visit Greenland,” said Nukartaa Andreassen, who works for a water taxi company in the capital city, Nuuk. “Learn about it, learn about us....
‘Seeing climate change like this, it changes you’: dance duo Bicep on making a new project in Greenland
The Guardian
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July 1, 2025
Russell glacier, at the edge of Greenland’s vast ice sheet, sounds as if it’s crying: moans emanate from deep within the slowly but inexorably melting ice. Andy Ferguson, one half of dance duo Bicep, walks around in its towering shadow recording...
Greenland plays football all day and night in 24-hour sunlight. Now they need someone to face
The Independent
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June 26, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
How 24 Hours in a Remote Greenland Village Showed Me Its American Spirit
The American Conservative - Washington D.C.
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July 1, 2025
As we neared Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, population 508 and home of an outpost of Arktisk Kommando, Danish Arctic Command, everyone on my flight was astonished by the emptiness of it all. “There’s like… no one here,” one of my travel companions...
Greenland Wildlife Overpass may reconnect elk herds split since I-25 construction
The Gazette - Colorado
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Frequent travelers on Interstate 25 to and from and Denver might have some questions about what appears to be an interchange with no connecting roads under construction just north of Monument. An interchange of sorts, the Greenland Wildlife...
SAS reconnects with Greenland: First flight from Copenhagen to Nuuk
Travel Daily News
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June 30, 2025
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) launches its new direct route from Copenhagen to Nuuk, re-establishing a connection that was last flown more than two decades ago. The new service strengthens ties between Greenland and the world, while reinforcing...
China's tourism sector gears up for summer boom, with travel platforms reporting robust growth in orders
Global Times
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Passengers queue up to check in for a flight to Kuala Lumpur at Haikou Meilan International Airport in Haikou, South China's Hainan Province, on May 30, 2025. Photo: VCG As the 2025 summer travel season commences on July 1 and extends through...
Travellers ditch beach holidays for stunning 'cooler' locations
The Mirror
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June 23, 2025
As the summer holidays approach, folks are gearing up to flock to sunny coastal resorts or enjoy a UK seaside staycation. But, some are bucking the trend and opting for chillier locales as soon as the British heat kicks in. The travel scene's seen...
24-hour summer sun brings out soccer players in Greenland
OregonLive.com
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June 28, 2025
NUUK, Greenland — For most of the year, Greenland is covered in ice and snow and its locals retreat indoors. But for three short months beginning in June, everyone heads outside — day and night — to watch or play soccer, the island’s favorite...
‘The nurse told me I couldn’t keep my baby’: how a controversial Danish ‘parenting test’ separated a Greenlandic woman from her children
The Guardian
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June 29, 2025
‘Now your two hours begin.” The countdown started when Keira Alexandra Kronvold had just given birth in the early hours of 7 November 2024. Keira, 38, was originally granted just one hour with her daughter, Zammi, before her baby was to be removed...
Greenland celebrates its National Day to mark the summer solstice
Associated Press
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June 21, 2025
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Greenlanders celebrated National Day, the Arctic island’s biggest summer festival, on Saturday to mark the solstice with songs, cannon salutes and dances under 24 hours of sunlight. Revelers across the semi-autonomous Danish...
A Nashvillian’s Guide to Iceland
Nashville Scene - Tennessee
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July 10, 2025
Like the city itself, the Nashville airport is morphing into a heavily trafficked beast that’s drawing in world travelers. But it’s also giving Nashvillians more opportunities to become world travelers. Nashville’s direct flight to Reykjavik,...
SAS returns to Greenland after 20-year hiatus with new route to Nuuk
Aviation24.be
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June 27, 2025
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has relaunched direct flights between Copenhagen and Nuuk, reconnecting Greenland to mainland Europe by air for the first time in over two decades. The inaugural flight departed today, marking the beginning of a new...
SAS Launches New Direct Flights to Nuuk, Greenland — A Stunning Arctic Getaway Just Hours Away
Rus Tourism News
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June 27, 2025
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has officially launched a new direct route from Copenhagen (CPH) to Nuuk (GOH)—marking the first direct air connection between the two cities in over 20 years. The route opens up rare access to Greenland’s awe-inspiring...
Cyber criminal takes chips seller on Chandigarh holiday to access bank account
Hindustan Times
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June 27, 2025
A gang of cyber fraudsters took a 27-year-old chips seller on a six-day all-expenses-paid trip to Chandigarh, gave him ₹50,000 in cash, and used his bank account as a mule to route ₹1.93 crore siphoned from victims across multiple cities,...
‘Secret tunnels’ under Greenland may be the safest place if war breaks out
Metro
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June 26, 2025
A radar instrument captured the remnants of ‘Camp Century’ earlier this year (Picture: NASA) Deep below the thick ice of Greenland lies a labyrinth of tunnels that were once thought to be the safest place on Earth in case of a war. First created...