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1. China’s famous Shaolin Temple gets new abbot after predecessor removed
China has appointed a new abbot to the country’s famous Shaolin Temple, two days after authorities at the Buddhist monastery announced its head monk for more than 25 years had been placed under investigation for alleged financial and sex scandals.
2. China releases US$77 million relief fund as casualties mount in Beijing floods
China has allocated substantial emergency funds to regions devastated by heavy downpours and floods that claimed at least 40 lives in Beijing and its neighbouring provinces.
3. Is EU’s global clout fading amid gruelling stand-offs with China and the US?
After tense talks in Beijing and a bruising trade blow from Washington, EU bureaucrats are heading into their August break weary and short of wins, as doubts deepen over the bloc’s global leverage.
