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28 Oct 1955
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Letters
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Trump’s war on international students has already done damage
Readers discuss the ban on foreign students under the guise of national security, Bill Gates’ philanthropy model, and early exposure to screens.
14 Jun 2025 - 11:30AM
China-Africa relations
Legal action over DR Congo lithium project on hold as US challenges China
1 Jun 2025 - 4:00PM
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US-China tech war
US targeting Huawei worldwide opens new front in trade war
19 May 2025 - 5:15PM
Indonesia
Is Indonesia a ‘guinea pig’ in Bill Gates-backed TB vaccine trial?
The controversy began after President Prabowo Subianto said that Bill Gates was developing a tuberculosis vaccine to be tested in Indonesia.
15 May 2025 - 6:08PM
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Millionaires and billionaires
Gates to give away 99% of fortune, says Musk ‘killing’ world’s poorest children
Billionaire Microsoft co-founder speeds up donation plan, urges governments, wealthy people to help world’s poor.
9 May 2025 - 1:35PM
Trending in China
China artist, whose fans include Bill Gates, apologises for copying Belgian peer
Chinese artist, who displayed plagiarised work in art galleries in Amsterdam and London, had tried to sue Belgian counterpart for defamation.
5 Feb 2025 - 2:00PM
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Millionaires and billionaires
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Who are the richest people in the world and how did they earn their wealth?
Who has amassed the world’s largest fortunes? Take a deep dive and find out how much they are worth, from the wealthiest tech moguls to fabulously rich supermodels, from millionaire rock stars to the youngest billionaires.
2 Nov 2024 - 3:38PM
India
Rihanna, Zuckerberg among stars to celebrate Ambani’s son’s pre-wedding bash
Global tycoons, heads of state, as well as Hollywood and Bollywood stars descended on Jamnagar, where Mukesh Ambani held a pre-wedding bash for his youngest son, Anant Ambani, and his long-time girlfriend Radhika Merchant.
4 Mar 2024 - 7:05PM
Millionaires and billionaires
How ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer makes and spends his billions
The former tech exec joined Bill Gates at Microsoft after dropping out of his Stanford MBA, and continues to make a billion a year from his stake in the company
16 Feb 2024 - 6:00AM
Fame and celebrity
Is Phoebe Gates dating Paul McCartney’s grandson, Arthur Donald?
Billionaire heiress meets Beatles heir? Here’s everything you need to know about the rumoured new romance between Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe and Paul McCartney’s grandson, Arthur Donald
17 Oct 2023 - 5:00AM
Celebrity children
Not just Mick Jagger: 8 super-wealthy celebs who won’t leave fortunes to their kids
The Rolling Stones frontman recently revealed he won’t be leaving his US$500 million fortune to his 8 kids – so which other mega-wealthy celebs share the same sentiment towards their offspring?
5 Oct 2023 - 3:09PM
Timepieces
Tech bro bling: 9 watch brands that Silicon Valley millionaires love
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos wear Omega, and Bill Gates goes for Casio, while Silicon Valley CEOs are fans of Cartier, Rolex, Richard Mille – and Apple Watches, of course
10 Aug 2023 - 1:41PM
Millionaires and billionaires
Who is Paula Hurd, Bill Gates’ new girlfriend – or fiancée?
Paula Hurd was snapped with one of the richest men on the planet recently in New York City with a ring on her engagement finger – so who is the woman who’s caught Bill Gates’ eye?
20 Jul 2023 - 5:22PM
US-China relations
‘I place my hopes on the American people’, China’s Xi tells ‘old friend’ Gates
People should ‘communicate more to enhance understanding’, Xi tells Gates, in a loaded message days ahead of top US diplomat Antony Blinken’s visit to China.
16 Jun 2023 - 9:06PM
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Science
Bill Gates unveils US$50 million fund for joint health research with China
In Beijing, US billionaire and philanthropist hopeful China can play a bigger role ‘addressing the current challenges, particularly those facing African countries’.
15 Jun 2023 - 9:18PM
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Artificial intelligence
Bill Gates, US scientists to speak at China’s state-backed tech forum
The Zhongguancun Forum is the first major international conference held in Beijing’s answer to Silicon Valley after the country’s Covid reopening.
25 May 2023 - 11:21PM
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Royalty
Princess Margaret’s historic French Riviera mansion is going up for auction
The manor, dating back to the 1920s, is built into the stone walls of a fortress and offers views of the French Riviera, Villefranche Bay and Cap Ferrat – and was the home of Queen Elizabeth’s cousin
7 May 2023 - 5:00AM
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Millionaires and billionaires
Move over, Elon Musk: who’s the richest billionaire in 2023?
Elon Musk lost his No 1 spot to LVMH’s Bernard Arnault last year in a record-breaking wealth loss, but who else is on 2023’s list of world’s richest people?
19 Apr 2023 - 6:00PM
Millionaires and billionaires
11 billionaires trying to build their own utopias, from Musk to Gates
Elon Musk isn’t the only billionaire to try and build his own town – from Bill Gates to Marc Lore, here’s a list of the super-rich who have attempted to build utopias
12 Apr 2023 - 3:00AM
Celebrity children
New baby, new home: inside Jennifer Gates’ US$51 million New York penthouse
Bill Gates’ daughter and her hubby Nayel Nassar bought a triplex in New York’s Tribeca from F1 champ Lewis Hamilton, then announced the birth of their first child … so what’s their new flat like?
10 Mar 2023 - 7:00PM
Millionaires and billionaires
The biggest loser: 10 billionaires who lost the most money in 2022, ranked
Mark Zuckerberg has seen his fortune drop thanks to new Apple policies and flagging enthusiasm for the metaverse, but did Elon Musk lose even more thanks to Twitter?
7 Nov 2022 - 5:48PM
Millionaires and billionaires
Inside Bill Gates’ US$130 million OTT mansion, Xanadu 2.0
The Microsoft billionaire splurged US$63 million to spruce up the home with hi-tech security, six kitchens, 24 bathrooms and plenty of art … but was it really a ‘nightmare’ for Melinda?
18 Oct 2022 - 7:00PM
Millionaires and billionaires
Bill Gates donates US$20b to foundation, says will ‘give away all my wealth’
The Microsoft co-founder says he plans to move down and eventually off the list of the world’s richest people, on which he currently holds fourth place.
14 Jul 2022 - 6:14AM
Millionaires and billionaires
Elon Musk vs Bill Gates – what are they fighting about now?
The billionaire Microsoft and Tesla founders’ Twitter beef over Covid-19, bitcoin, electric cars, space travel, climate change – and more
13 Jun 2022 - 1:00AM
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Coronavirus pandemic
Bill Gates tests positive for Covid-19
The Microsoft co-founder says he is experiencing mild symptoms and will isolate until he is healthy again.
11 May 2022 - 3:54PM
Millionaires and billionaires
Who was 19th-century merchant Howqua, the ‘Chinese Bill Gates of his day’?
The late tycoon once dominated China’s trade market as the richest man on Earth, with a net worth that would be the equivalent of several billion US dollars today
29 Apr 2022 - 12:00PM
Millionaires and billionaires
Who has Bill Gates dated? 4 women to know about, before and after Melinda
The Microsoft billionaire split from his ex-wife in 2021, but he’s also been linked to Hollywood star Elisabeth Shue – and even a possible secret lover
11 Apr 2022 - 5:58PM
Bollywood
Is Baahubali star Rana Daggubati an investment king?
Ambitious producer-actor-entrepreneur Rana Daggubati has amassed millions thanks to his savvy projects and investments, and is now reaping the rewards with his new wife Miheeka Bajaj
10 Apr 2022 - 8:00AM
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