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🌍🔥 Thousands of people have been evacuated across the Mediterranean region due to wildfires. At least nine countries reported ongoing blazes on Tuesday. So far, these fires have caused at least 40 reported deaths, including 34 in Algeria alone. Greece has also been hit particularly hard by recent wildfires, which forced authorities to carry out the country’s largest-ever evacuation over the past few days. Experts say the fires can be attributed to a heat wave combined with local droughts.

🇬🇧⚖️ A UK jury found Kevin Spacey not guilty of criminal sexual assault charges yesterday. The two-time Oscar-winning actor was acquitted of all nine sexual offense charges related to incidents reported by four men, which allegedly took place in London between 2001 and 2013. Accusations of sexual misconduct by Spacey first emerged in 2017 – but prosecutors in LA and Massachusetts eventually declined to bring charges against him, and Spacey was found not guilty in a previous $40 million New York lawsuit brought by actor Anthony Rapp. There are no further legal cases against Spacey, who said he now hopes to resume his acting career.

🇪🇺 The EU approved a $47.5 billion bill to boost domestic semiconductor production. The EU Chips Act allocates billions of dollars in tax incentives and funding for chip research, and also allows member countries to subsidize the development of “first-of-its-kind” chips within their borders. The bill aims to boost the EU’s share of global microchip production from 10% currently to 20% by 2030.