The demonstration drew a handful of counter-protesters, who urged for an end to burnings of the holy book A woman has set fire to a copy of the Quran during a police-approved protest near the Swedish capital, the TASS news agency has reported.

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Russian currency strengthens further ahead of record-high tax payments due this week The Russian ruble strengthened against both the euro and the US dollar on Tuesday, trading data from the Moscow Exchange shows.