Environment
Oxfam: Over two decades, natural disasters quadrupled
The number of weather-related disasters has quadrupled in the past 20 years, according to the charity Oxfam (UK). The organization said that an average of 500 weather-re…
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Millions of people are threatened with drought
A report by the Tearfund charity warned that climate change could affect clean water for millions of poor people in the world.
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10 interesting facts about Bill Gates
Bill Gates is known as the richest person in the world with huge wealth (about 72 billion USD). Besides, there are many interesting things about Bill Gates that we may n…
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Bill Gates: Efforts to develop HIV vaccines
Charity Foundation Bill and Melinda Gates of billionaire couple Bill Gates announced that he spent $ 287 million to create a network of international research groups to…
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3 things Bill Gates will do if he gets back to the past
When participating in the entry Ask Me Anything of Reddit, Bill Gates shared what he wanted to do if he had a chance to return to the past.
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How do Nobel laureates use bonuses
What the Nobel laureates will do with the $ 1.25 million prize money is always a matter of concern for the media and international opinion.
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Bill Gates fights malaria with chewing gum and chocolate
Bill Gates, the richest man in the world, believes that chewing gum and chocolate can become effective weapons that help the world repel malaria ...
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Men and women do different charity
According to research by Professor Karen Winterich and colleagues at Texas A&M University, if you are a man, you tend to give money to the people closest to you.
Medicine - Health
3 diseases can become a global pandemic
Charities, governments and scientists from all over the world have had a face-to-face meeting in Switzerland on Thursday to find an action plan to prevent 3 diseases tha…
Medicine - Health
New hope for the fight against HIV / AIDS
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft software company (US), has invested $ 140 million in efforts to develop small devices that can be implanted i…
Medicine - Health
Participating in charity activities reduces the risk of hypertension
Older people who participate in volunteer activities for at least 200 hours a year may reduce their risk of hypertension by 40%.
Medicine - Health
Mental patients are at high risk of obesity
According to a study by SANE, Australia's mental health charity, announced on November 23, mental patients often have a high risk of obesity, tobacco addiction and alcoh…
Medicine - Health
Volunteer activities help us live longer
Individuals who regularly participate in volunteering because they really want to help others are at lower risk of death than those who never participate in volunteering.
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Bill Gates funded billions to trap malaria mosquitoes
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Grand Challenge Foundation have drawn $ 775 thousand for a malaria mosquito trapping project, based on the idea of a 2006 N…
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Ear infections in children are related to the smell of secondhand smoke
A recent report from Perth charity sponsoring child health research has found that there is a close association between childhood ear infections and cigarette smoke.