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Gates: Aid cuts causing ‘tragic’ rise in child deaths
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» PARIS - Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is “tragic” that child deaths will increase worldwide for the first time this century because wealthy Western countries have slashed international aid.
Public or private? Funding debate splits reeling aid sector
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» SEVILLE, Spain - As cuts by rich donors decimate aid budgets for the world’s most vulnerable, private financing has been touted as the sector’s saviour — but not everyone is convinced.
WHO must cut budget by fifth after US pullout: email
AFP, Published on 30/03/2025
» GENEVA - The World Health Organization has proposed slashing a fifth of its budget following the US decision to withdraw, and must now reduce its reach and workforce, its chief said in an internal email seen by AFP on Saturday.
Musk draws ire because 'isn't left-wing': Italy's Meloni
AFP, Published on 09/01/2025
» ROME - Italy's far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said on Thursday Elon Musk's political interventions only caused outrage because he wasn't left-wing -- and that foreigners had been interfering in Italian politics for years.
Heiress to let 50 strangers decide fate of her fortune
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/03/2024
» Marlene Engelhorn hadn’t given much thought to the wealth that surrounded her as she grew up. She always considered the fortune, inherited from Friedrich Engelhorn, the 19th-century founder of the German chemical giant BASF, to be her family’s money rather than hers.
Target of the right, George Soros hands reins to son
AFP, Published on 13/06/2023
» NEW YORK: As George Soros passes control of his philanthropic empire to his son, the legendary investor and democracy advocate remains subject to unrelenting and often anti-Semitic attacks from the right.
Alibaba founder Jack Ma returns to mainland China to visit school in Hangzhou
South China Morning Post, Published on 27/03/2023
» Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group Holding, returned to mainland China recently after more than a year of overseas travel, and visited a school he founded in the city of Hangzhou, the hometown of Alibaba, according to sources familiar with his schedule.
Golden Globes to go ahead without audience or TV broadcast
AFP, Published on 05/01/2022
» LOS ANGELES: A stripped-down Golden Globes will go ahead with no audience or media on Sunday, as the event traditionally known as Hollywood's biggest party reels from an industry boycott over ethical lapses by its organizers.
Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce after 27 years
AFP, Published on 04/05/2021
» WASHINGTON: Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife and fellow philanthropist Melinda announced on Monday they are divorcing after a 27-year marriage.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates leaves board
AFP, Published on 14/03/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft on Friday announced that co-founder Bill Gates has left its board of directors to devote more time to philanthropy.