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Bill Gates hopeful of AIDS vaccine in 10 years
Billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates, who spends millions of dollars on AIDS drug development, said he hoped for a vaccine against the disease within the next decade as a cure remains far off.
27 June 2015
Gates calls for 'germ games' instead of war games
Bill Gates opened a mock Ebola field hospital at the prestigious TED Conference as part of a call to be battle-ready for a deadly global epidemic.
19 March 2015
Gates Foundation grants go to 'rich nation NGOs'
The bulk of the roughly 3 billion dollars given by the Gates Foundation to foster agriculture in poor countries has been given to aid groups based in rich nations.
05 November 2014
Bill Gates to give $500 million for malaria, other diseases
US philanthropist Bill Gates announced he will donate over $500 million to fight malaria and other infectious diseases in the developing world.
03 November 2014
Billionaire trio unite for US immigration reform
Three of the world's richest men -- Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Sheldon Adelson -- put aside their political differences to unite in scathing condemnation of US lawmakers' failure to implement immigration reform.
12 July 2014
World's richest man would still pick up a $100 bill
The world's wealthiest man Bill Gates would still pick up a $100 bill on the street, but he has no tips about how to get by on less than $100,000 a year.
11 February 2014
Gates shifts role at Microsoft, new CEO named
Microsoft rebooted itself for a mobile future Tuesday, naming Indian-born Satya Nadella as its chief executive while founder Bill Gates sheds his title of chairman for a more hands-on role.
05 February 2014
Microsoft nears CEO choice, mulls Gates role
Microsoft is nearing a decision on its new chief executive, with Indian-born insider Satya Nadella the leading candidate, US media reported Friday.
01 February 2014
Gates says world must push to finally eradicate polio
Bill Gates said Tuesday that the world must commit to wiping out the remaining cases of polio and finally eradicate the disease despite squeezed aid budgets and violence plaguing vaccination efforts.
27 March 2013
Gates urges polio eradication by 2018
Microsoft founder Bill Gates said the battle to eradicate polio was one of the toughest the world has faced, but said it could be conquered by 2018.
31 January 2013
Bill Gates still richest person in US, says Forbes
Bill Gates remains the richest person in the United States with a fortune of $66 billion in 2012, up 10 percent from last year.
20 September 2012
Bill Gates kicks off search for toilet of the future
Microsoft co-founder turned global philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday launched a search for a new toilet better suited to developing countries.
15 August 2012