With the country facing a “reading crisis,” the Danish government plans to exempt books from a 25 percent value-added tax.

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Mining in Kiruna, Sweden, has weakened the ground below a beloved church. It’s being rolled three miles to its new home.

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Rock piles have proliferated on hiking trails in recent years, irking conservationists. Stuart Cox has been applying his boot to the issue.

The service rolled out this week, prompting confusion and safety concerns. Meta, which owns Instagram, said the feature was turned off unless users activated it.

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