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In Hong Kong , 500,000 people march to protest the rush into Legislation of Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23 , the Anti-subversion law. Critics say the law is both too broad and too vague.

After many years of controversy, the United Kingdom House Of Commons , the lower house of parliament, again votes in favour of legislation to ban Fox Hunting .

Italy Premier Silvio Berlusconi 's government assumed the rotating EU Presidency .

In Canada , Canadians celebrate Canada Day , their nation's 137th anniversary since confederation on this day in 1867 .