Greenland's teenage boxers throwing punches to surviveA boxer tries to psych himself up in the locker-room hallway before stepping into the ring for an international junior bout in Nuuk, on February 28, 2026. Suicide is one of Greenland's leading causes of premature death and the autonomous Danish territory has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. "I was devastated," he told AFP a few days later at his home in the capital Nuuk. - 'Relief' -After his mother's suicide, William turned first to alcohol and drugs. Originally from northern Greenland, Mette had been placed in an orphanage in the capital Nuuk as her parents were unable to care for her.

Source: Philippine Star March 25, 2026 01:49 UTC