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This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Janet Jalil and in the early hours of Thursday the 27th of July, these are our main

stories.

A court in London has found the US actor Kevin Spacey not guilty of sex offenses.

Shots have been fired during an apparent coup attempt in Niger by soldiers from the presidential

guard.

The Dutch Coast Guard has warned that a fire on a ship carrying cargo of thousands of cars

could burn for days.

Also in this podcast, the Irish singer-songwriter, Shenato Conner, has died at the age of 56.

The Hollywood star, Kevin Spacey, has been cleared of all nine charges in his sexual assault

trial here in London.

Mr Spacey wept as the verdicts were read out.

The allegations which covered a period of more than a decade from 2001 to 2013 concerned

four men.

After more than 12 hours of deliberation, the jury acquitted the Oscar-winning actor.

Mr Spacey emerged soon after from the court to make this brief statement.

I imagine that many of you can understand that there's a lot for me to process after

what has just happened today.

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