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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced $1.2 billion on Sunday for efforts to eradicate polio worldwide.  Polio was paralyzing tens of thousands of children a year in dozens of countries around the world just a few decades ago, but the virus is now only endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan.  Part of the success in eradicating the virus is due to the nearly $5 billion that the Gates Foundation has contributed to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.  This 1964 microscope image made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows damage from the polio virus to human spinal cord tissue.  (Dr.

Bill Gates is admitting he made mistakes in his marriage, but he won't be delving into the particulars. A year after he and ex-wife Melinda Gates jointly announced their split after 27 years of marriage, the Microsoft mogul is being faced with renewed questions about his fidelity.During an interview Tuesday on , co-anchor Savannah Guthrie broached allegations of extramarital affairs, asking the 66-year-old philanthropist, «Were you unfaithful in your marriage? Is that one of the reasons there was a divorce?»«I certainly made mistakes,» Bill admitted, «and I take responsibility.»As for the specifics of those mistakes, «I don’t think delving into the particulars at this point is constructive,» he added, «but yes, I caused pain and I feel terrible about that.»Last May, his spokeswoman confirmed to  in an emailed statement, «There was an affair almost 20 years ago which ended amicably.»When asked about whether Bill had multiple affairs, Melinda told ' Gayle King that those are questions he needs to answer.

Bill Gates wouldn't go back and choose a different mate. In a new interview with Britain's , the Microsoft mogul and philanthropist addressed his former marriage, almost exactly a year to the day that he and Melinda Gates announced their split in a joint statement. While they have since officially ended their 27-year union, Bill told the newspaper he would not have chosen to marry someone else and even gave marriage in general his stamp of approval. “Every marriage as the kids leave the house will go through a transition.

Jeffrey Epstein, Melinda French Gates is not mincing words. During a new interview for , the philanthropist, who divorced longtime husband Bill Gates in 2021, addressed Bill meeting with Jeffrey, the convicted sex offender financier who died in jail in 2019 amid federal sex trafficking charges. «I did not like that he'd had meetings with Jeffrey Epstein, no,» Melinda told interviewer Gayle King. While she clarified that there were «many things» that played a role in her and Bill's divorce, Melinda confirmed that she made it clear to Bill that she did not like that he'd met with Jeffrey.

All eyes are on Melinda Gates amid her divorce from Bill Gates.