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Revelations of tax-evasion and money-laundering networks on a global scale in the Panama Papers helped make the world appear more corrupt last year, according to watchdog Transparency International.

There were more falling scores than rising ones on its 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index, published on Jan. 25. A lower score means a country is seen as more corrupt.

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