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The ice-clad island depends on revenue from its fishing sector -- and subsidies from Denmark

Greenland Votes Under Shadow Of Trump

Greenland, the Danish self-governing territory coveted by US President Donald Trump, votes Tuesday in legislative elections that could yield a timeline for independence, which is supported by a majority of the population.

The Trends At Paris Women's Fashion Week

A model at Vivienne Westwood
Lots of fur and leather, ever-expanding shoulder pads and shoes, splashes of yellow: AFP looks at some of the trends from Paris Women's Fashion Week, which wraps up on Tuesday.
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Nigeria is looking to become a bigger player in the cocoa bean market

Nigeria Seeks To Cash In On Soaring Cocoa Prices

Booming cocoa prices are stirring interest in turning Nigeria into a bigger player in the sector, with hopes of challenging top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana, where crops have been ravaged by climate change and disease.
Demonstrators rally for science in New York

Scientists Rally In US Cities To Protest Trump Cuts

Scientists rallied in cities across the United States on Friday to denounce efforts by the administration of US President Donald Trump to eliminate key staff across multiple agencies and curb life-saving research.
Hats that have become popular in Canada amid President Donald Trump's threats to annex the country

Canada Liberals Vote To Replace Trudeau As PM

Canada's Liberal Party elects a new leader this weekend to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister and take charge of confronting the threats posed by US President Donald Trump.
Adelie penguins on sea ice next to Comb Island, Danger Islands, Antarctica

World's Sea Ice Cover Hits Record Low In February

Global sea ice cover fell to a historic low in February when the world continued to experience exceptional heat and temperatures reached 11 degrees Celsius above average near the North Pole, Europe's climate monitor said on Thursday.
A worker pushes a trolley containing stock out of a shop protected by sandbags in the town of Lismore on March 5, 2025.  A rare tropical cyclone veered towards Australia's densely populated eastern coast on March 5, forcing scores of schools to close as w

Cyclone's Fringe Lashes Eastern Australia

The outer fringe of a tropical cyclone started whipping eastern Australia on Thursday, bringing drenching rains and record-breaking waves to a heavily populated region rarely hit by typhoons.
Main candidate of Die Linke, Heidi Reichinnek

Cheat Sheet On Germany's Colour-coded Politics

Germany holds elections on Sunday after its three-party "traffic light" coalition collapsed last year and could soon have a "black-red" government while a "Jamaica" or "blackberry" alliance is less likely.
'It's all gone topsy-turvy', the slogan says

France's Agriculture Show, An Outlet For Angry Farmers

France's annual Agriculture Show has become a hotbed of protest by farmers, exasperated by low produce prices, heavy regulations and global competition, against the government they say doesn't care for them enough.

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