Gates Foundation no longer centre of Melinda’s giving plans: WSJ
Melinda French Gates is no longer pledging to give away the lion's share of her wealth to the Gates Foundation.
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Germany bans German-language Russian state broadcaster RT
The German broadcasting regulator bans the transmission of RT DE, saying it does not have a licence.
Elderly Ukrainians: ‘I was born in a war and will die in war’
Al Jazeera speaks to some of the 900,000 pensioners on the front line, some of whom survived World War II.
ABC suspends Whoopi Goldberg from US show for Holocaust comments
Goldberg had said the Nazi genocide of six million Jews was not 'about race', prompting widespread condemnation.
Calls for justice after DRC refugee murdered in Brazil
Family say Moise Kabagambe, 24, was fatally beaten after asking for overdue wages from his Rio de Janeiro employer.
Amid pandemic, Indigenous Mexican workers in US fight to be heard
With few resources available in their native languages, many are finding a lifeline in community organisations.
Alphabet brings big stock splits back to market
Alphabet is planning a rare 20-for-1 stock split that will make shares more accessible to small investors.
A year after the coup, guilt and defiance for Myanmar exiles
Myanmar activists and journalists now living abroad say their job is to tell the world of what is happening at home.
How the 1,000-year-old lion dance has moved with the times
Innovations from Chinese communities across the world have created ever-more daring performances, enthralling audiences.
Pfizer asks US to authorise COVID jabs for children under age 5
The nation's 19 million children under 5 are the only group not yet eligible for vaccination against coronavirus in US.
US asks for UN Security Council meeting on North Korea: Diplomats
North Korea's weekend launch of Hwasong-12 'mid-range ballistic missile' has sparked fears and condemnation.
US opioid crisis: Native American tribes reach $590m settlement
Three US drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson agree to deal resolving tribal claims over opioid epidemic.
Starbucks earnings come up short as Omicron dents recovery
Shares of Starbucks were down 3.5 percent in extended trading, following a 16 percent drop last month.
Google parent Alphabet beats earnings expectations
The search-engine giant's internet advertising and cloud computing businesses benefitted from surges in online shopping.
NSO Group offered ‘bags of cash’ to access cell network: Reports
US whistle-blower accuses Israeli firm of making offer in 2017 call, Washington Post and other outlets have reported.
Israel punishes officers in death of elderly Palestinian man
Death of Omar Asaad, 78, had sparked calls for a probe from the US State Department and from members of Congress.
US using Ukraine as ‘tool’ to contain Russia: Putin
The Russian president says the response from Washington and NATO to Moscow's security demands was far from adequate.
Advocacy group calls on Sri Lanka to repeal ‘anti-terror’ law
International Commission of Jurists says proposed amendments to 'anti-terror' law 'woefully inadequate'.
OPEC barely increased output last month amid chronic struggles
Oil prices soared to a 7-year high above $90 a barrel last month, stirring expectations of a return to triple digits.
Norway court rejects mass killer Breivik’s parole request
Anders Breivik, an anti-Muslim neo-Nazi, killed 77 people in Norway's worst peacetime atrocity in July 2011.