Corruption
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How Europe reported on the EU-Qatar corruption scandal
feature The saga reveals an ‘uncomfortable if familiar truth’ that money does buy influence, say commentators
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EU rocked by €1m Qatar corruption scandal
Speed Read European Parliament vice-president and three officials detained in custody as probe into alleged bribes widens
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South African government plunged into crisis over ‘Farmgate’ scandal
Speed Read Presidency of Cyril Ramaphosa ‘hangs in the balance’ after theft of $4m stuffed inside a sofa at his ranch
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How global corruption has ‘flourished’ during Covid-19 pandemic
In Depth Report warns of ‘worrying new normal’ as anti-sleaze measures ‘neglected or rolled back’
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How a dead moose has edged Russia closer to a stand-off with the West
In Depth Spate of arrests in ‘new era of repression’ risks further poisoning Moscow’s foreign relations
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Quiz of The Week: 13 - 19 November
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Quiz of The Week: 6 - 12 November
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Quiz of The Week: 30 October - 5 November
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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The rise and fall of Austria’s ‘political wunderkind’ Sebastian Kurz
In Depth Corruption scandal forces star of European centre-right out of chancellery – again
By The Week Staff Published
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Xi Jinping ensnares senior official in national ‘crackdown on corruption’
feature China’s Communist Party targets Hangzhou chief over links with business
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Lebanon on brink of breakdown as financial crisis escalates
In Depth Hyperinflation has triggered ‘disastrous’ shortages of medicines and fuel
By Joe Evans Published
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Jacob Zuma’s corruption and fraud trial
feature Former South African president pleads not guilty to 18 charges linked to arms deal
By Joe Evans Last updated
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How Malta’s cash-for-passport scheme gives the super-wealthy an EU backdoor
In Depth Applicants leave homes empty while claiming ‘genuine link’ for EU passport
By Joe Evans Last updated
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‘The civil service is to a significant extent a law unto itself’
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