Bill Gates Pledges to Drop off World’s Rich List
Billionaire Bill Gates pledged again to give away a large chunk of his wealth and to eventually “drop off” the world’s rich list. Gates, who is ranked fourth on the … Read more
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Bill Gates Endows Foundation $20 billion to Address Global Challenges
Bill Gates announced Wednesday his $20 billion donation to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to fund innovators working on pandemic prevention, global health, climate mitigation and adaptation, education improvement, … Read more
Prince Charles to No Longer Accept Large Cash Donations for Charities
Prince Charles will no longer accept large cash donations for his charities after he faced criticism over claims that he accepted €3 million in cash from a former Qatari prime … Read more
Prince Charles Accepted Suitcase with One Million Euros from Qatari Sheikh, Report Claims
Prince Charles accepted a suitcase containing a donation of €1 million euros in cash from a former Qatari prime minister. The Sunday Times reported that the suitcase Prince of Wales … Read more
Ransomware Hackers Force Victims to Donate to Charity
CloudSEK reported that a ransomware group has been forcing victims to donate to charity and assist medical patients. “Goodwill ransomware group propagates very unusual demands in exchange for the decryption … Read more
World Central Kitchen Struck by Russian Bombardment, 4 Injured
An explosion in the city of Kharkiv brought about by Russian bombardment destroyed a communal kitchen set up by World Central Kitchen and left 4 people injured. The community kitchen … Read more
Vietnamese Police Stop Ukraine Fundraising Event
Ukrainian event organizers in Hanoi, Vietnam, said police prevented them from holding a fundraiser on Saturday to help those affected by Russia’s attacks on Ukraine. Organizers said they had planned … Read more
Kyrgyzstan Interior Ministry Proposed New Law On Countering Extremism
Officials at the Interior Ministry of Kyrgyzstan said they have developed a new law on countering extremism activities in the country. The draft of the counter-extremism law was submitted for … Read more
Save the Children Confirms Two Staff Members Among Dead in Myanmar Attack
International charity Save the Children confirmed on Dec. 28 that two of its staff members were killed in a Christmas Eve attack that it blames on the Myanmar military. In … Read more
India’s Government Bars Foreign Funding for Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity
The Indian Union home ministry announced that the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act registration of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity has been revoked on Christmas day. According to the ministry, the … Read more