NYT > World News After Backlash, Ukraine Votes to Restore Watchdogs’ Powers Par :Marc Santora and Oleksandr Chubko 31 juillet 2025 à 13:16 President Volodymyr Zelensky’s move last week to neuter two anticorruption agencies drew the country’s first street protests since Russia’s invasion. © Brendan Hoffman for The New York TimesProtesters took to the streets of Kyiv earlier this month in response to a law signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
NYT > World News Shaolin’s ‘C.E.O. Monk’ Accused of Embezzlement, Affairs With Women Par :Lily Kuo and Vivian Wang 28 juillet 2025 à 07:41 China’s famed Shaolin Temple said its celebrity abbot, Shi Yongxin, was under investigation over misuse of funds and “improper relations” with women. © Peter Parks/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesThe abbot of Shaolin Temple, Shi Yongxin. The Buddhist Association of China said it had revoked his clergy certificate.
NYT > World News In Russia, Corruption Cases Follow Battlefield Failures Par :Paul Sonne and Milana Mazaeva 26 juillet 2025 à 10:00 Officials in three of the five Russian regions bordering Ukraine have been accused of embezzling funds for border defenses. © Shamil Zhumatov/ReutersA region administration building in Kursk, Russia, in March. Officials in several regions bordering Ukraine have been arrested and accused by prosecutors of embezzling funds meant for border fortifications.
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