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Panama Papers journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia killed

Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, died on Monday when a powerful explosive device blew up her car, police said.

Ms Caruana Galizia ran a hugely popular blog in which she relentlessly highlighted cases of alleged high-level corruption targeting politicians across party lines.

In a post published on her site just half an hour before the explosion she wrote: "There are crooks everywhere - the situation is desperate."

Panama Papers: Denmark to buy leaked data

An anonymous offer to sell data involving up to 600 Danish citizens was made to the tax authorities over the summer, he said in a statement.

"We owe it to all Danish taxpayers who faithfully pay their taxes," he said.

The decision was attacked as "deeply reprehensible" by a spokesman for one of the opposition parties.

Panama Papers: New Zealand to tighten trust laws after being named in leaks

     

New Zealand has announced it is tightening rules surrounding foreign trusts after numerous documents in the Panama Papers leak referenced the country.

Officials in Wellington said the changes would improve the disclosure and registration of foreign trusts, as well as strengthening anti-money laundering rules.

"The changes to the foreign trust rules are a matter that the Government intends to move quickly on," Finance Minister Bill English said.