JOURNALISM

The trial of the chief of Egyptian Syndicate of Journalists and two of the union’s board members will begin Saturday at a Cairo misdemeanors court.

The move will make New Zealand one of the most expensive places in the world to buy cigarettes.

Tribune’s shares rose 22.1 percent to $14 shortly after midday, below the latest offer, which was set at a premium of 31 percent to Tribune’s Friday close.

Malcolm Turnbull denied any wrongdoing after being named as a former director of a British Virgin Islands company set up to exploit a Siberian gold prospect.

The “Harry Potter” star was named in the latest data leak that revealed she is a beneficiary of a company based in the British Virgin Islands.

“Obvious wrongdoing” by governments and tax-dodging corporations inspired the release of the Panama Papers, wrote a person claiming to be their leaker.

The person shouted “traitor­” before firing at least three shots at Can Dundar, editor in chief of an opposition newspaper, a witness said.

Good news for those wanting access to data on offshore accounts of wealthy companies and individuals: It’s in the works for May 9.

The rule would require banks to identify if any of the beneficial owners of their new customers are companies, Treasury head Jack Lew said.

José Manuel Soria resigned Friday after being linked to an offshore account in the Bahamas.

The Russian president was answering questions from Russian citizens — about 2.5 million questions were submitted — during an annual call-in show Thursday.

Panamanian officials seized various digital files in a recent 27-hour raid at Mossack Fonseca’s offices.

The Panamanian law firm called itself a victim of a campaign against privacy after the leak of over 11.5 million documents exposed several offshore accounts of notable individuals and companies.

In some small countries, the profits reported by American corporations are larger than the entire gross domestic product.

The Panama Papers leak suggested clients of Mossack Fonseca used New Zealand's lax laws to create nontaxed foreign trusts in the South Pacific nation.

European countries as well as Australia and New Zealand have promised to investigate high-profile entities named in the huge leak.

Authorities seized about 20 computers from the local office of a Panama-based law firm at the center of a massive data leak.

Jürgen Mossack resigned this week from the honorary, unpaid post on the National Council of Foreign Relations — an informal advisory board.

Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson quit to become the first global politician brought down by the Panama Papers leaks.

The raids come a day after the papers revealed potential involvement of the FIFA president in scandal revealed last year.

Software called Nuix allowed journalists at more than 100 media outlets analyze 11.5 million Panama Papers documents.