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A view of the Ocean Explorer, a Bahamas-flagged Norwegian cruise ship with 206 passengers and crew, which has run aground in northwestern Greenland, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. The 104.4-meter (343-foot) long and 18-meter (60 foot) wide Ocean Explorer ran aground on Monday in Alpefjord in the Northeast Greenland National Park. It's the world’s largest and most northerly national park and is known for icebergs and the musk oxen that roam the coast. According to authorities no one on board was in danger and no damage has been reported. (SIRIUS/Joint Arctic Command via AP)

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A fishing vessel in Greenland will try to free a cruise ship that ran aground with 206 people
By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press
Wed,09/13/23-5:34AM , 167 Reads
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A fishing vessel owned by Greenland's government will attempt to use a high tide to pull free a Bahamas-flagged luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people that ran aground in the world’s northernmost national park, authorities said.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the Danish people from the steps of Christiansborg palace, the seat of Danish Parliament, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Thousands of people had gathered in the palace courtyard to hear his speech, many waving Ukrainian or Danish flags. (Claus Bech/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

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Zelenskyy thanks Danes in person for F-16s, though the planes won’t have an immediate war impact
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Mon,08/21/23-3:18AM , 114 Reads
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Danish lawmakers Monday for helping his country resist Russia’s invasion, a day after Denmark and the Netherlands announced they will provide Kyiv with F-16 warplanes that could be delivered around the end of the year.
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Flooding has forced thousands to evacuate areas of southeastern Norway. (August 11)

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More evacuations considered in Norway where the level in swollen rivers continues to rise
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Fri,08/11/23-3:37AM , 144 Reads
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Authorities were on standby to evacuate more people in southeastern Norway Friday, where huge amounts of water, littered with broken trees, debris and trash, were thundering down the usually serene rivers after days of torrential rain.
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A dam in southern Norway partially burst Wednesday following days of heavy rain that triggered landslides and flooding in the mountainous region and forced downstream communities to evacuate. (August 10)

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Norwegians prepare for more flooding and destruction after days of heavy rain
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Thu,08/10/23-5:06AM , 126 Reads
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Rescuers on Thursday evacuated inundated areas of southeastern Norway and residents braced for more landslides and flooding as rivers swollen by days of heavy rain carried large amounts of water through the mountainous landscape.
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