Bill Gates
10 most important world events of 2006
Among the internet pop ups, the celebrity life events; the 2006 was a year full of important events for human being. 1. Bird flu – People watched nervously as the infamous disease spread from Asia to Europe. But flu season died down before disaster...
Facebook founder Zuckerberg to give away most of wealth
Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has become one of the latest billionaires to pledge to give away the majority of his wealth. He is one of 17 new people to support a group, founded by Bill Gates and his wife along with Warren Buffett, which encourages...
Bill Gates offers $10m fund for mobile banking in Haiti
Alongside the billions of pounds worth of aid being pumped into rebuilding Haiti, a new project aims to give Haitians control over their own cash. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has created a $10m (£7m) fund for mobile banking services in...
Mexican tycoon tops Forbes' list of world's richest people
Mexican tycoon Carlo Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on earth, according to the 2010 Forbes list of the World's Billionaires. Slim's wealth was estimated at $53.5 billion, up $18.5 billion...
Gates foundation creates health fund
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, headquartered in Seattle, has started a $100 million fund for research grants related to global health. The foundation is inviting scientists with unorthodox approaches to the issue to apply for small, but quickly...
