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Gates Foundation boosts GivingTuesday with $10M donation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donated $10 million to the organization that grew out of the hashtag #GivingTuesday in part to fund a database of charitable giving and other acts of generosity

The Independent UK

Gates Foundation pledges $1.2B to eradicate polio globally

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says it is committing $1.2 billion to efforts aimed at ending polio worldwide

The Independent UK

Gates Foundation prods UN, honors inspiration as Goalkeepers

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates combined characteristic optimism with sobering questions about persistent gender inequality and hunger at an event the Gateses’ foundation convened on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly

The Independent UK

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The clock is ticking for U.N. goals to end poverty — and it doesn't look promising

Can we end poverty, provide food for all and otherwise make Earth a better place by 2030? By all accounts, the answer is no. So then what's the point of the Sustainable Development Goals?

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Bill Gates: Technological innovation would help solve hunger

Bill Gates says the global hunger crisis is so immense that food aid cannot fully address the problem

The Independent UK

Bill Gates Says This Is The Toughest Question He's Ever Had To Answer

Millions of children die every year from preventable diseases. When Bill Gates heard the question, "Why do children die?", 25 years ago he said it was the toughest question he’s ever h

Benzinga

Bill Gates Adding to Ecolab Position, but 3 of His Holdings Are Better Buys

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates’ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has a substantial portfolio of investments, which several investors keenly follow. Bill Gates has been recently buying shares of Ecolab (ECL). Given ECL’s disappointing financials and bleak growth prospects, we think it could be wise to wait for a…

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Gates Foundation adds Gayle, Dhawan as independent trustees

As the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to expand its governance, it announced Thursday that it has added two trustees to its board

The Independent UK

WHO moves to roll out first malaria vaccine in Africa

As the World Health Organization announces the next step in its rollout of the world’s first authorized malaria vaccine in three African countries, concerns about its value have come from an unlikely source: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, arguably the vaccine’s biggest backer

The Independent UK

Bill Gates gives $20 billion to stem 'significant suffering'

Bill Gates, concerned about the “significant suffering” caused by global setbacks including the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Wednesday that he will donate $20 billion to his foundation so it can increase its annual spending

The Independent UK

Bill Gates Still Moved To Tears By Warren Buffett Philanthropy: Here's How Many Berkshire Hathaway Shares Were Donated

One of the most philanthropic billionaires of all time is Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE: BRK-A)(NYSE: BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett. The CEO recently made his annual gift to the Gates Foundation.

Benzinga

Elon Musk Says 'D**k Move' On Bill Gates' Part Over Allegations Of Backing 'Dark Money Fund'

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk blasted an alleged pouring of millions of dollars by Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates into a “Dark Money” fu

Benzinga

Qatar, Gates Foundation to Spend $200 Million on Climate-adaptive Agriculture

Qatar and the Gates Foundation will jointly invest up to $200 million over the next two years to help prepare farmers in developing countries to adapt to climate change. The new partnership, announced on Sunday at a conference in Qatar, focuses on introducing climate-adaptive farming methods and technology to communities…

Asharq Al-Awsat

In virtual meet with KT Rama Rao, Bill Gates says India’s vaccine coverage better than most rich countries

HYDERABAD : India’s way of handling the Covid-19 pandemic situation and its role in the global fight against SARS-CoV-2 has come in for praise from Microsoft founder and Bill Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair Bill Gates.

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The Hindu

India’s vaccine coverage impressive: Bill Gates

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair Bill Gates on Thursday said India’s work on design, manufacturing and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines helped saved a massive number of lives.

Reuters

Exclusive-EU, Gates Foundation to support African medicines agency -source

The European Union and the Gates Foundation are set to announce financial support for nascent efforts to set up an African medicines regulator to boost the continent's drugs and vaccine production, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The Independent UK

Melinda French Gates will no longer pledge bulk of wealth to Gates Foundation

Philanthropist has pledged to give $bn to her new organisation, Pivotal Ventures

The Guardian - US

Melinda French Gates to no longer give bulk of wealth via Gates Foundation

Billionaire, who divorced from Bill Gates last year, to seek ‘new partners, ideas and perspectives’ outside philanthropic foundation

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Gates Foundation no longer centre of Melinda’s giving plans: WSJ

Melinda French Gates is no longer pledging to give away the lion’s share of her wealth to the Gates Foundation.

The Times of India

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announces governance change, appoints a new board of trustees

NEW DELHI: The Bill Melinda Gates Foundation on Wednesday appointed a board of trustees, naming four new members to help strengthen the foundation’s governance by inducting independent and diverse views against the backdrop of unprecedented global challenges.

The Independent UK

Gates Foundation expands board following Bill, Melinda split

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday it will add four new members to its board of trustees

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