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Gates eyes partnership with South Korea over global health

Bill Gates on Tuesday called for South Korea to further step up to prevent infectious diseases like COVID-19 as he stressed the need for the world to be better prepared for the next pandemic.

Bill Gates, Joe Biden, ISS & others greet India on 76th Independence Day

Apart from Bill Gates, India-American astronaut Raja Chari also extended heartfelt greetings on the occasion of Independence day from the International Space Station

Bill Gates hails Modi for prioritising healthcare, digital transformation

Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates congratulated PM Modi for prioritising healthcare and digital transformation while spearheading India's development

Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates funding massive treasure hunt in Greenland

Some of the world's richest men, including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, are funding a massive treasure hunt, complete with helicopters and transmitters, on the west coast of Greenland.

Gautam Adani overtakes Bill Gates to become the fourth-richest person

In June, the Adani family committed a donation of Rs 60,000 crore towards charity initiatives in health care, education, and skill development

Gautam Adani overtakes Bill Gates to become 4th richest person in the world

Gautam Adani's wealth, on Thursday, stood at $115.7 billion, as compared to Bill Gates's $104.6 billion. In the last 24 hours, Adani has gained $337 million

Bill Gates congratulates PM Modi on milestone of 2 bn Covid vaccinations

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates congratulated PM Narendra Modi on yet another milestone of administering 200 crore vaccinations in India

Bill Gates donates $20 bn to his foundation to stem 'significant suffering'

The Gates Foundation plans to raise its annual budget by 50% over pre-pandemic levels to about $9 billion by 2026.

Nuclear power is the future. Tiger Global and Bill Gates know it

Nuclear power stands to be the solution, or at least fill major energy gaps, in the coming years

Bill Gates blasts cryptocurrencies, NFTs as based on 'greater-fool' theory

Bitcoin plunged more than 15% Monday and another 5.4% Tuesday, part of a broader crypto selloff fueled by higher than forecast US inflation

Bill Gates meets Mansukh Mandaviya, lauds India's vaccination drive

Davos [Switzerland], May 29 (ANI): Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Saturday has appreciated India's vaccination drive in a meeting with Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Switzerland's Davos.Gates said, "It was great to meet Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and exchange perspectives on global health. India's success with the vaccination drive and the use of technology to drive health outcomes at scale offers many lessons for the world."On May 25, Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya shared photos with Bill Gates and wrote, "A pleasure to interact with @Billgates at #WEF22. He appreciated India's success in #Covid19 management and mammoth vaccination efforts."Mandaviya further wrote, "We discussed a wide range of subjects relating to healthcare including the promotion of digital health, disease control management, creation of mRNA regional hubs, and strengthening the development of affordable and quality diagnostics & medical devices,

Elon Musk says Bill Gates has 'multi-billion dollar' Tesla short position

Bill Gates has a short position against Tesla Inc. that would now need between $1.5 billion and $2 billion to close out, Elon Musk said

India joins First Movers Coalition to decarbonise carbon-heavy sectors

Led by the WEF and the US government, the First Movers Coalition targets sectors, including aluminium, aviation, chemicals, concrete, shipping, steel and trucking

Report says Gates 'poured' millions into attacking Musk, Tesla CEO responds

Earlier this month, about 26 activist organisations and NGOs signed a letter to Twitter advertisers asking them to boycott the platform if Musk makes content moderation changes

Bill Gates tests coronavirus positive, experiencing mild symptoms

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Tuesday he has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms.

As medals come in, there is a new silver lining in India's bridge room

The Indian seniors did an incredible job given that two of the three partnerships were ad hoc

Ahead in curbing Covid-19 pandemic, India must monitor now: Experts

One of the few to contain Omicron well, it has seen stronger peaks followed by declines

Bill Gates warns of more fatal Covid variant, calls for global surveillance

Stressing on the need for increasing global surveillance, the Microsoft founder and philanthropist warned of the likelihood of an even more fatal and transmissive variant of Covid

Bill Gates aims to bolster foundation's ties with Pak, writes to President

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has written a letter to Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi wherein he thanked him for the warm welcome during his first visit to Pakistan in February

World may see another pandemic, likely due to respiratory virus: Bill Gates

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday said the world may see another pandemic, likely a respiratory virus, even as he emphasised on strengthening diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines and R &D. The last gigantic pandemic was almost 100 years ago but it won't be that long into the next one strikes, he said, in a virtual fireside chat with Telangana Industries Minister K T Rama Rao as part of 'BioAsisa-2022', the state government's flagship annual life sciences convention. "It won't necessarily be a coronavirus or even the flu. It is likely to be a respiratory virus. Because, with all the human travel we have now, that's the one that can spread in such a rapid way," he said. Gates talked about his upcoming book on the subject, the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and the significance of funding the private sector and academia to build better diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines. He emphasised that there is a need for the world to spend more on ...