Stockholm police rejected, for the second time in a row, a request to burn a Koran outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, as the protest could lead to an increased terrorist threat in Sweden

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  Apotek Hjärtat, a large Swedish pharmacy chain, has decided to ban the sale of anti-aging products to anyone under the age of 15 in an attempt to go against a dangerous trend involving an increasing number of children

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  A recent study by Institute of Environmental Medicine shows a disturbing trend in common mental illnesses among social workers, who had up to a 30% increase in cases of depression and anxiety compared to the general working population

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  The country recorded the lowest birth rate in nearly 300 years - fertility records began in 1749 - with a rate of 1,45 children per woman on average

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  According to scientists, current logging practices are bringing old-growth forests to the brink of extinction as vast areas of old-growth forests are being cut down and replaced by fir and pine plantations, resulting in a devastating loss of biodiversity

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