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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY SLIM ALLAGUI — (FILES) Greenlanders promote „Yes” to the proposal to give the semi-autonomous Danish territory self-rule, in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, on November 25, 2008. After almost 300 years under Danish rule, the Arctic island of Greenland is set to wrest control of its vast natural resources from Copenhagen. Just over 75 percent of Greenlanders voted to take back more powers from Copenhagen in a referendum last November after years of negotiations. Greenland’s new self-rule status takes effect on June 21. AFP PHOTO/Slim Allagui