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Bloomberg, Gates pledge $375 million against tobacco NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates pledged $375 million on Wednesday to fight what they called a global tobacco epidemic. Home > Rss Directory > General > Reuters |
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Bloomberg, Gates pledge $375 million against tobacco
(Reuters) Reuters - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates pledged $375 million on Wednesday to fight what they called a global tobacco epidemic. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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Gates and Bloomberg to announce $500 million anti-tobacco donation Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are expected to announced a $500 million donation to fight tobacco use in developing countries, according to a CNBC report. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Three cheers for Bloomberg/Gates initiative - Chicago Tribune Times OnlineThree cheers for Bloomberg/Gates initiativeChicago Tribune - 4 hours agoI am delighted to learn that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg are combining in an effort to spend $500 million on antismoking programs in Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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WHO and Bloomberg Open Global Antismoking Project - New York Times E Canada NowWHO and Bloomberg Open Global Antismoking ProjectNew York Times - 1 hour agoBy DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tobacco could kill up to a billion people during the 21st century, as cigarette sales soar in poor and middle-income countries even as they drop in wealthier Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Gates calls for 'creative capitalism' to solve needs of poor Microsoft CEO Bill Gates gave a glimpse of his future as a philanthropist in a speech in Switzerland on Thursday, calling for a new kind of "creative capitalism" from businesses to help improve the lives of the world's poorest people. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft's post-Gates management team Though Bill Gates leaves his full-time duties at Microsoft on Friday, he remains nonexecutive chairman and will participate in select projects at the direction of Microsoft's current executive management team. Below is a rundown of who they are and what some of their Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Top 10: Bill Gates retires, Symbian goes open source Microsoft, usually a source of software patch updates and claims about Vista adoption rates, produced a bit of sentimental news this week as Bill Gates stepped away from his daily corporate duties on Friday. Gates, who founded Microsoft at age 19, will now devote his Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Top 10: Spitzer falls, Bebo goes to AOL, Gates to D.C. 1. "Eliot Spitzer: High tech felt his impact" and "Oliver North ridicules Spitzer, calls on IT to hire war vets"It might not have seemed at first that the saga of almost-former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer had any connection to IT, but when he was attorney general Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Buffett Passes Gates as Richest Person, Forbes Says (Update1) - Bloomberg Buffett Passes Gates as Richest Person, Forbes Says (Update1)Bloomberg - 2 hours agoBy Chris Dolmetsch March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren Buffett toppled Bill Gates from the top spot on Forbes magazine's annual list of billionaires worldwide, en Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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$10m aid pledge for Myanmar - News24 Shanghai Daily$10m aid pledge for MyanmarNews24 - 6 hours agoYingxiu - China will pledge $10m for Myanmar cyclone aid at an international donors' conference, Premier Wen Jiabao says.China offers 10 million dollars for Myanmar cyclone: Wen ABS CB Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Gates' historical legacy may focus more on philanthropy With the impending retirement of Bill Gates from Microsoft Corp. comes an obvious question: How will history view him? As a founder of the world's most influential software vendor and one of the biggest creators of wealth ever? Or as a monopolist and digital robber ba Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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The Many (Geeky) Faces of Bill Gates, a Capsule Biography The Bill Gates that most people are familiar with is the socially awkward nerd who strong-armed his way into becoming the head of the largest software company in the world. In reality, Gates is a smooth operator who, despite his uncombed hair, baby face and disheveled appearance, Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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The Many (Geeky) Faces of Bill Gates, a Capsule Biography The Bill Gates that most people are familiar with is the socially awkward nerd who strong-armed his way into becoming the head of the largest software company in the world. In reality, Gates is a smooth operator who, despite his uncombed hair, baby face and disheveled appearance, Home > Rss Directory > Business > Wired News |
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The Many (Geeky) Faces of Bill Gates, a Capsule Biography The Bill Gates that most people are familiar with is the socially awkward nerd who strong-armed his way into becoming the head of the largest software company in the world. In reality, Gates is a smooth operator who, despite his uncombed hair, baby face and disheveled appearance, Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Cindy McCain Paid $1.75 Million in Tax on $6 Million Income - Bloomberg Half Life SourceCindy McCain Paid $1.75 Million in Tax on $6 Million IncomeBloomberg - 41 minutes agoBy Ryan J. Donmoyer May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Cindy McCain, wife of presumed Republican presidential nominee John McCain, paid $1.75 million in federal taxes on adjusted gro Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Next Weapon Against Cancer: Tobacco Scientists use tobacco plants to develop a prospective lymphoma vaccine. Home > Rss Directory > General > ABC News |
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Latest Gates And Seinfeld Ad Hopes To Connect With Regular People - CRN CNET NewsLatest Gates And Seinfeld Ad Hopes To Connect With Regular PeopleCRN - 36 minutes agoBill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld continue to make advertising history with the second ad in the long anticipated, $300 million television ad blitz.Bill Gates Does The Robot In Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Merck Wins Reversal of Jury's $32 Million Vioxx Award (Update3) - Bloomberg Earthtimes (press release)Merck Wins Reversal of Jury's $32 Million Vioxx Award (Update3)Bloomberg - 1 hour agoBy Cary O'Reilly May 14 (Bloomberg) -- Merck & Co., the third-largest US drugmaker, won reversal of a $32 million jury award to a Texas family over the death o Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |
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Aid donors pledge $100m to Myanmar - Aljazeera.net The Irrawaddy News MagazineAid donors pledge $100m to MyanmarAljazeera.net - 2 hours agoWestern donors have promised Myanmar about $100 million in aid but say their cash is contingent on the Junta ensuring that it meets its promise in allowing foreign aid workers and as Home > Rss Directory > General > Google News |