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In 1950s Panama diner, glum offshore lawyers count cost of leak

Boulevard Balboa Cafe sign is pictured in Panama City April 7, 2016.

USA: Aghast at the biggest offshore scandal in memory, lawyers, businessmen and politicians flock to one of their favorite haunts, a diner opened in the 1950s nestled between Panama City's financial and historic quarters, to swap notes.

Given the reports from the "Panama Papers" jolting colleagues at shell company specialist Mossack Fonseca, Thursday's huddle over orange juice and sandwiches at Cafe Boulevard Balboa was a less pleasant get-together than usual.

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