July 4, 2020
'You Won't Be Missed' – Rugby Fan Gets Life Ban for Criticising 'Marxist' BLM
A rugby fan has been banned from his club’s stadium for life for praising a girl who refused to “take the knee” and criticising “Marxist extremism and intimidation”.
Greek Govt Opposes Turks Converting Hagia Sophia into a Mosque
Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas has come out against the proposal from Turkey to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia back into a mosque, saying such a move would strain relations between Christians and Turkey.
Italy's Matteo Salvini Slams Chinese Communists over Hong Kong
The leader of Italy’s leading party declared Friday that China’s communist regime has nothing in common with Italian democracy, while condemning Italy’s official silence on Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong.
'Super Saturday' – English Pubs, Barbers, Cinemas, and More Reopen as Lockdown Eases
LONDON (AP) — The pints are being poured and the unkempt hairdos are being cut and styled as England embarks Saturday on its biggest lockdown easing yet.
Khan's London: Police Retreat from Illegal Block Party as Rioters Throw Bricks and Bottles
At least seven police officers were injured by rioters in London throwing bricks, glass bottles, and other makeshift missiles at them as they retreated from a mob at what is being characterised as an “unlicensed music event”.
MIT Apologizes for Training AI System to Use Racial Slurs
Researchers at MIT are apologizing this week after one of its research projects included racial and gender-based slurs in a massive dataset used to train AI systems. The AI was designed to identify objects in photographs such as trees, cars, plants, and pets, but also learned racial and gender slurs from the training dataset.