The action comes after the release of the Epstein files, in which Bill Gates and some former advisers figure prominently.
Category: Gates, Bill and Melinda, Foundation
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Gates Foundation Is Conducting an External Review of Its Epstein Ties
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The Billionaire Backlash Against a Philanthropic Dream
The New York Times – Business:The Giving Pledge, once trendy among the world’s richest, has come upon hard times.
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Bill Gates Cancels Speech in India Amid Epstein Controversy
The New York Times – Business:The philanthropist made the announcement on Thursday, after having earlier confirmed his participation in a prominent artificial intelligence summit in India.
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Bill Gates Makes a Multibillion-Dollar Divorce Payout
The billionaire and philanthropist has made a nearly $8 billion payment to the private foundation of his ex-wife, Melinda French Gates, new tax filings show.
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Will Bill Gates’s ‘Strategic Pivot’ Shake Up Climate Policy?
The billionaire philanthropist said it was a mistake to focus so much on “near-term emissions goals,” a position that could generate serious debate.
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Philanthropies Strike a Promising Deal to Turn Back H.I.V.
Low- and middle-income countries will be able to purchase an effective preventative at a reduced price. The arrangements may help stem the epidemic 40 years after it began.
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Promise of Victory Over H.I.V. Fades as U.S. Withdraws Support
A new drug that gives almost complete protection against the virus was to be administered across Africa this year. Now, much of the funding for that effort is gone.
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Has the Long Friendship of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Reached Its Final Act?
Growing tensions between the two billionaires, over issues both substantive and stylistic, have roiled the world of philanthropy.
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Malaria Vaccine Rollout to Africa Is a Cautionary Tale
After years of delay, millions of malaria vaccines are being supplied to children in Africa. Tens of thousands died waiting.
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Melinda French Gates to Resign From Gates Foundation
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is recognized as one of the most powerful organizations in global philanthropy, in fields like global health and early-childhood education.
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Bill Gates Meets Xi Jinping in First Visit to China Since 2019
China’s president, Xi Jinping, calls Mr. Gates “the first American friend I met in Beijing this year.”
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Jamie Dimon to be Deposed as JPMorgan Faces Reckoning for Epstein Ties
Two lawsuits claim that the nation’s largest bank ignored signs about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking because it was profiting from its relationship with him.