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New York CNN — When Bill and Melinda French Gates created the Gates Foundation in 2000, they had planned for the organization to continue its work, using their remaining fortune, for several decades after they died. But now, the billionaire Microsoft founder says he doesn’t want to wait that long to give away most of his wealth. Gates announced on Thursday that he now plans to distribute “virtually all” of his wealth — around $200 billion, he estimates — within the next 20 years, before shuttering the foundation on December 31, 2045. The announcement comes as President Donald Trump’s administration…
The organisation set to administer Israel’s controversial plan to take control of humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza will use private contractors to secure hubs where Palestinians will receive 1,750 kcal meals that will cost donors a little more than a dollar each. Details about the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) strategy for Gaza are laid out in a 14-page document circulating amongst aid organisations working on Gaza and seen by Middle East Eye. The hitherto unknown nonprofit, which was registered in Switzerland in February, has been touted as the umbrella body that will seemingly take over humanitarian operations in Gaza while…
Published 27 minutes ago By Liverpool FCIt has been confirmed that Liverpool’s 20th league title win was an actual seismic event inside Anfield – and here’s the footage that proves the tremors were felt right across the globe.LFC asked its 310 Official Liverpool Supporters Clubs (OLSC) to send in clips of fans celebrating the moment the Premier League was clinched.The sensational scenes, presented by principal partner Standard Chartered, can be viewed below.Watch as supporters from far and wide – including Kathmandu, Buenos Aires, Addis Ababa, Kuala Lumpur, Las Vegas and Sydney – revel in the Reds’ win. It features a total…
Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany said he wants nothing more than a good night’s sleep after his team won the Bundesliga title last week with two matches left to play.The Belgian, in his first season at the club, said the constant preoccupation with the next match during the season did not really allow him to really enjoy the simple pleasures.”Sleep, really sleep,” Kompany said in a club interview when asked what he was most looking forward to after the title win.Editor’s Picks1 Related”You constantly have the pressure of the next game. You achieve something but then you have to start…
It has been another breakthrough campaign for British South Asians in football but who makes it into the 2024/25 team of the season?Players from the community featured across the leagues in men’s football and at every level of the English women’s football pyramid, barring the Women’s Championship. Six players retain their places from last year but how does the 2024/25 team shape up? Sky Sports journalist and FA Level 2 scout Dev Trehan sat down with Desi Ballers founder Zohaib Rashid to pick the third annual South Asians in football team of the season.Goalkeeper Jasbir Singh was in sparkling form…
In the end, it is a numbers game. And Mohamed Salah’s numbers tell the tale. Twenty-eight goals. Eighteen assists. The player who scored the most goals and set up the most goals has to be the Football Writers’ Association’s Footballer of the Year.That total of 46 combined goals and assists is 17 more than Alexander Isak and almost double that of any other Premier League player. Never in the competition’s history has there been a bigger gap between the man with the most goal involvements and the rest. When those outrageous numbers also delivered the Premier League title for Liverpool,…
Salford City have been acquired by a new consortium led by David Beckham and Gary Neville that intends to “invest significantly” in the club.The new shareholders also include US-based businessman Declan Kelly and Lord Mervyn Davies, who will both serve as co-chairs of the League Two side’s board. Neville and Beckham were already co-owners at Salford alongside their former Class of ’92 Manchester United team-mates Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Phil Neville, but they will no longer be shareholders although remain in roles at the club.Singaporean businessman Peter Lim had been a majority shareholder since the initial takeover…
The Women’s Super League title might be Chelsea’s again, but there were plenty more stories that contributed to an enthralling 2024-25 season. From signings to sackings, Sky Sports analyses the best of them. Manager merry-go-roundThe season of sackings. Five managers were swapped out as the number of long-serving coaches in the division dwindled. March was the most extraordinary month, containing three sackings in quick succession. Liverpool parted ways with Matt Beard, Crystal Palace announced the departure of Laura Kaminski, while Manchester City made the shock decision to axe Gareth Taylor days before the League Cup final, which City lost to…
There are just three Scottish Premiership games remaining and it is tight in the race for Europe with all still to play for in the relegation battle.Hibernian are currently third but Aberdeen have rediscovered their early season form and could still catch David Gray’s side. At the other end, St Johnstone and Ross County are desperate for points to stay in the Premiership while Hearts could guarantee their safety.As we enter the final week of the season there is still plenty to play for…Can Aberdeen beat Rangers to continue push for third? Sunday 11th May 11:00am Kick off 12:00pm Aberdeen…
For travel tips, recipes and more insight on Italian culture, sign up for CNN’s Unlocking Italy newsletter. This eight-part guide will have you packing your bags in no time. CNN — It’s early morning in Taroudant, southwestern Morocco, and the lively market town is awakening to the muezzin’s call. Its inhabitants, mostly on foot, by bicycle, or horse-drawn calèche, spill into the narrow alleys of the old Medina. The streets quickly buzz with schoolchildren hurrying to class, as merchants arrange piles of colorful spices, seasonal fruit, and handwoven carpets, and the nutty scent of fresh khobz (Moroccan bread) lingers in…