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Former US health official Anthony Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment rights throughout a heated Senate hearing on Wednesday, refusing to answer questions about American funding for coronavirus research in China, reigniting bitter partisan disputes over pandemic origins.
Britain squandered nearly £10 billion on personal protective equipment during the pandemic, with a controversial fast-track system favouring politically connected suppliers, according to the official COVID-19 inquiry's findings.
Malaysia's High Court rejected an attempt by three former travel company directors to delay a RM492,480 refund owed to umrah pilgrims. The court upheld findings of fraud linked to COVID-19 flight cancellations.