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US officially exits WHO, citing COVID-19 pandemic management failure

The US has officially left the World Health Organization, citing mismanagement during the COVID-19 pandemic, sparking concerns about global health collaboration and future US involvement.

World Health Organization (WHO) logo and US flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025.
Late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem are seen in this undated handout image from the Epstein estate released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee in Washington, D.C., U.S., on December 18, 2025.

House Oversight Democrats publish dozens of Epstein estate photos

 Bill Gates envisions a two-day workweek as AI reshapes the workforce.

Bill Gates envisions a two-day workweek as AI reshapes the workforce

American businessman Bill Gates listens during the “Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment” event during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, November 2, 2021.

'This is insane s***': Bill Gates denounces Elon Musk's interference in international politics


Bill Gates: If only 30% of US is vaccinated, COVID-19 could stop

Of all the vaccine candidates in development, Gates believes AstraZeneca is the furthest along in creating an effective vaccine that is "inexpensive and highly dispersable."

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Many Twitter accounts hacked in an attempt to spread cryptocurrency scam

The accounts, some of which have millions of active followers, were apparently hacked in order to spread a tweet seeking bitcoin donations by referring the user to a fake website.

People holding mobile phones are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the Twitter logo in this illustration picture taken September 27, 2013.

Gates: COVID-19 meds should to go to those in need, not 'highest bidder'

"We need leaders to make these hard decisions about distributing based on equity, not just on market-driven factors."

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FDA approves at-home coronavirus sample kit, suspends Gates-backed test

On Thursday, SCAN in a statement said it has been in talks with the FDA since March 1 and initiated its request for emergency use authorization (EUA) on March 23, submitting data on April 13.

Health workers start the process to test people in a car as they use a newly approved saliva-based coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a testing site during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Edison, New Jersey, U.S., April 15, 2020

Gates ups pandemic funds to $250 mil, Trump WHO move makes 'no sense'

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday a halt in US funding to the WHO, saying it had "failed in its basic duty" in allowing the pandemic to take hold.

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Bill Gates, world CEO in time of coronavirus

Governments that have lacked transparency turn even more opaque, not only to the detriment of their own people but to that of all humanity.

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From the editor: the vision of Bill Gates

The founder of Microsoft's take on the COVID-19 crisis

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Bill Gates, others pledge $125 million towards coronavirus treatments

The money is intended to ensure that treatments for the virus will be available in poor countries and affordable for individuals.

Bill Gates, Co-Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, attends a conversation at the 2019 New Economy Forum in Beijing

Bill Gates urges Afghanistan and Pakistan to eradicate polio

Success in reducing case numbers worldwide has been largely due to intense national and regional immunisation campaigns in babies and children.

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