Bill Gates
Wash. tax initiative divides big names in business
Sep 22, 2010 12:31 EDT
Washington income tax initiative on the rich divides big names in state business community. Some of Washington state's biggest names in business are on opposite sides of an effort to impose an income tax on the state's wealthiest residents.
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials
Sep 22, 2010 12:21 EDT
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
UN launches $40 billion health drive
Sep 22, 2010 11:41 EDT
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday announced a 40-billion-dollar drive to improve the health of women and children, which he said would save millions of lives around the world.
UN secures $40 bln for global health drive
Sep 22, 2010 07:44 EDT
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday announced a $40 billion drive to improve the health of women and children, which he said would save millions of lives around the world.
UN secures 40 bln dlrs for global health drive
Sep 22, 2010 04:07 EDT
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced a 40-billion-dollar Wednesday drive to improve the health of women and children, which he said would save millions of lives around the world.
UN secures 40 bln dlrs for global health drive
Sep 22, 2010 02:48 EDT
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday announced a 40-billion-dollar drive to improve the health of women and children, which he said would save millions of lives around the world.
Microsoft and Amazon.com CEOs oppose WA income tax
Sep 21, 2010 13:46 EDT
Microsoft and Amazon.com CEOs donate combined $200,000 to Wash. income tax initiative. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos are opposing an initiative to impose an income tax on the state's wealthiest residents.
Clinton launches 6th year of initiative to help world's poor
Sep 21, 2010 12:57 EDT
Former president Bill Clinton on Tuesday launched the sixth year of his annual conference which brings together leaders from government and the private sector to find ways to help the world's poor.
China film star Jet Li to meet Gates, Buffett
Sep 21, 2010 08:53 EDT
Chinese film star Jet Li said on Tuesday he would meet Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to chat about charity work ahead of a banquet for China's uber-rich hosted by the US philanthropists this month.
China film star Jet Li to meet Gates, Buffett
Sep 21, 2010 08:52 EDT
Chinese film star Jet Li said Tuesday he would meet Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to chat about charity work ahead of a banquet for China's uber-rich hosted by the US philanthropists this month.
Oprah Winfrey gives $6 million to U.S. schools
Sep 20, 2010 19:58 EDT
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - TV talk show host Oprah Winfrey said on Monday she would give a total of $6 million to six educational organizations that help to turn around troubled U.S. schools.
Bill Clinton philanthropy meeting eyes Haiti, Pakistan
Sep 20, 2010 15:15 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton hopes that pledges to help quake-devastated Haiti at his philanthropic "summit" this week will push governments to fulfill promises of billions of dollars in reconstruction.
Microsoft, Yahoo! jostle for US search share
Sep 20, 2010 12:08 EDT
Google is the undisputed king of search in the United States, but the question remains, who's number two?
World leaders to hold anti-poverty summit at UN
Sep 20, 2010 05:48 EDT
World leaders kick off a summit on Monday to hammer out new ways to meet ambitious targets set a decade ago to cut poverty, millions of avoidable deaths and improve equality by 2015.
New film to chronicle the birth of Facebook
Sep 20, 2010 05:01 EDT
Promises of elitism, geekdom, betrayal and greed are fueling anticipation for the October 1 release of "The Social Network," Hollywood's take on the birth of social networking king Facebook.
Philanthropist sees China as charity superpower
Sep 20, 2010 04:38 EDT
When Bill Gates and Warren Buffett visit Beijing this month in a drive to promote philanthropy among China's super-rich, one person they won't need to convince is Chen Guangbiao.
Microsoft, Yahoo! jostle for US search share
Sep 20, 2010 04:27 EDT
Google is the undisputed king of search in the United States, but the question remains, who's number two?
World leaders to hold anti-poverty summit at UN
Sep 20, 2010 04:23 EDT
World leaders kick off a summit on Monday to hammer out new ways to meet ambitious targets set a decade ago to cut poverty, millions of avoidable deaths and improve equality by 2015.
World leaders seek new ways on Millennium goals
Sep 20, 2010 03:33 EDT
World leaders kick off a summit on Monday to hammer out new ways to meet ambitious targets set a decade ago to cut poverty, millions of avoidable deaths and improve equality by 2015.
World leaders seek new ways on Millennium goals
Sep 20, 2010 02:35 EDT
World leaders are kicking off a summit to hammer out new ways to meet ambitious targets set a decade ago to cut poverty, millions of avoidable deaths and improve equality by 2015.
