Voters in Greenland go to the polls on Tuesday in a parliamentary election that is dominated with questions about the future of rare earth mining, and greater independence from Denmark. Listen to the story at NPR.org.

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The Danish government had ordered all farmed mink in the country to be killed because the animals can carry a dangerous coronavirus variant. Critics say the government exceeded its legal authority. Listen to the story at NPR.org.

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Greenlanders say their island has never received as much attention as it’s currently experiencing following President Trump’s talk about buying the island. The Visit Greenland website even crashed last week. And as Sidsel Overgaard reports, the question now is how Greenland’s 56,000…

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Denmark’s very short national campaign season, with an election this spring without a date set, is causing a gambling bonanza for those willing to bet on who will win. DAVID GREENE, HOST: If the U.S. election cycle can feel sometimes like a marathon, in many…

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As U.S. politicians continue to spar over the idea of building a border wall, Denmark is preparing its own controversial southern border-control barrier. The target is wild boars — specifically, wild boars from Germany. But environmentalists warn the planned 5 ft.-high, 40-mile fence will harm…

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On Sunday, Swedes will vote in national elections for the first time since a wave of immigration changed the country’s tone of debate. Sweden began opening its doors to hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers after the last election, in 2014. Since then, well over 300,000 people…

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“They’re running a little late,” chides an elderly gentleman, tapping his watch at 12:02 p.m. He’s come to this farm near the Danish city of Ikast, along with about 1,500 others, to celebrate what has become something of a national holiday in Denmark. It’s the…

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Listen to this story at NPR.org STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Ukraine faces so much tension because it’s a kind of frontier state, the frontier between Russia and the West. We report next on another frontier between Russia and the West, the Arctic, the place at the…

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When Jonette Øyen bought her first electric car, it turned heads. “Now nobody turns around!” she says with a laugh. Sometime in April, Norway is expected to become the first country where one in every 100 cars is purely electric. One percent may not sound…

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Norwegians love winter sports. Their haul of 26 medals in Sochi placed them third behind Russia and the U.S., a disproportionate haul. So you might think people in Oslo would be thrilled that their city is a likely contender to host the…

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Karen Hanghøj, a scientist with Denmark’s Geological Survey, points to the southern tip of Greenland on a colorful map hanging in her office. “What you can see here in the southern region here is you have a big pink region,” she says. “And then within…

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New York in the World is an hour-long documentary I co-wrote and produced with renowned TV correspondent (and all around good person) Garrick Utley for WRVO Public Media. The goal was to illustrate how New York has fared in the global era through the stories…

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Yes, those are my teeth marks. Toothbutter: noun. Butter spread so thickly as to reveal teeth marks upon biting. The fact that this word exists in the Danish language should help to explain what politicians were up against when they the “fat tax” just over…

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Is it bad when you burst out laughing in the middle of an interview about the plight of otters in New Mexico? I had my mic potted down, so hopefully Rachel Conn didn’t hear me snort. She was talking about how New Mexico lags behind…

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When it comes to recycling in New Mexico, there is nowhere to go but up. And that’s the plan! Major efforts are underway to improve the state’s recycling rate, but what will it take to get us caught up with the rest of the nation? …

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