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Bill Gates is co-founder of Microsoft, and co-chair and trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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Covid-19 vaccination: where altruism meets self-interest

Covid-19 vaccination: where altruism meets self-interest

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September 30, 2020 at 6:49 am EDT
Coronavirus: How the world can end the pandemic

Coronavirus: How the world can end the pandemic

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April 12, 2020 at 7:28 pm EDT
Towards a new era in global health, in which we end the diseases of poverty

Towards a new era in global health, in which we end the diseases of poverty

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November 19, 2019 at 9:58 am EST
Bill Gates: The UAE is a powerful ally in the fight to eradicate diseases that afflict the world's poorest people

Bill Gates: The UAE is a powerful ally in the fight to eradicate diseases that afflict the world's poorest people

By Bill Gates●
October 01, 2018 at 8:40 am EDT
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Families with domestic workers given April deadline for new payment rules

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A Closer Look: Is this rain due to cloud seeding?Story Icon Type
A Closer Look: Is this rain due to cloud seeding?

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How a Syrian man saved 527 Jewish children from the Nazis by teaming up with the churchStory Icon Type
How a Syrian man saved 527 Jewish children from the Nazis by teaming up with the church

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UAE astronaut has high hopes an Emirati will set foot on Moon

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Lebanon judiciary being torn apart by Beirut blast inquiry
Lebanon judiciary being torn apart by Beirut blast inquiry

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