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  Republican Senators Push Panama to Cut Ties with China As Trump Vows To Take Back The Canal

  The nonbinding resolution comes amid concerns from Trump and his allies about China's expanding influence in Latin America.

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  Panamanian President Rejects Trump's Vow To Take Back Panama Canal: 'It Is And Will Continue To Be Panama´s'

  "China is using the Panama Canal and we did not give it to China. We gave it to Panama. And we will get it back," Trump said during his inauguration

• NY regulator asks foreign banks' records on dealings with Mossack Fonseca

  New York state’s financial regulator has told 13 foreign banks doing business there to hand over details about their dealings with a law firm in Panama that helped set up thousands of shell companies.

• Former FIFA executive Alfredo Hawit pleads guilty to corruption charges

  Former FIFA official Alfredo Hawit admitted to having received bribes for the sale of marketing rights to soccer tournaments.

• German Finance Minister proposes plan to combat tax havens

  A German Finance Minister have initiated a plan to battle tax havens following the release of Panama Papers.

• European Union vows to take action on Panama Papers, threatens sanctions against tax havens

  The European Union pledged to impose sanctions against Panama and other tax havens if they fail to cooperate with investigations on money laundering and tax evasion.

• Russian President Vladimir Putin claims Panama Papers part of US plot to weaken Russia

  The Panama Papers is said to be the plot of the United States to weaken Russia, says President Vladimir Putin. The massive tax leak documents claim that aides close to the Russian president have offshore dealing to evade tax.

• US plans to issue policy on shell companies amid Panama Papers scandal

  The US Treasury Department intends to soon issue a long-delayed rule forcing banks to seek the identities of people behind shell company account holders, after the "Panama Papers" leak.

• Panama to create independent commission to review financial practices

  Panama said it would form an independent commission to review the country's financial practices following the leak of information from a local law firm that has embarrassed a clutch of world leaders.

• Panama Papers: Co-founder of Mossack Fonseca rejects money-launder label

  Ramon Fonseca, a co-founder of the Mossack Fonseca, rejects the money-launder label following documents leak.

• Dan Sowell filed response to Panama City Beach church lawsuit

  Dan Sowell asks the court to dismiss a lawsuit's claims that he violated religious rights by cancelling tax-exempt status of some church properties. This includes the allegedly Spring Break nightclub that took place at The Life Center.

• Obama, Castro shake hands as U.S., Cuba seek better ties

  President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shook hands on Friday at a summit in Panama, a symbolically charged gesture as the pair seek to restore ties between the Cold War foes.

• Panama's banking regulator seizes local unit of lender D'Andorra

  Panama's banking regulator said on Wednesday it had seized the local unit of Banca Privada D'Andorra (BPA), as the lender's Andorra-based headquarters is being investigated by the United States government for possible money laundering.

• Stung by sanctions scandal, Cuba defends North Korea at U.N.

  Cuba, which was involved in a violation of U.N. sanctions against North Korea last year, has come to the aid of Pyongyang to defend it against a Western-led push to bring its alleged human rights abuses to The Hague, envoys said on Wednesday.

• Panama bars travelers from three Ebola-hit African countries

  Panama has banned entry of travelers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, the three West African nations worst hit by the Ebola virus, the health ministry said on Wednesday.