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Pandora Papers: Biggest-ever offshore data leak

October 5, 2021

Millions of leaked documents reveal the financial secrets of how world leaders, billionaires and celebrities use tax havens. More than 600 journalists from 150 outlets spent two years investigating confidential files.

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