Philanthropists

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji might not have the personal wealth of Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg, but his level of success as an African entrepreneur bears comparison with any Silicon Valley tech titan.

While still in his twenties, the Nigerian co-founded two "unicorns," an industry term for companies that achieve a valuation of more than $1 billion.

"The invasion may be the beginning of World War III and our civilization may not survive it." This was stated by the American billionaire George Soros in his traditional evening speech at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss mountain town of Davos on the occasion of the war in Ukraine.

Billionaire George Soros (91) says Russia's invasion of Ukraine has "rattled Europe to its core" and could lead to the next world war.

Bill & Melinda Gates are described as the largest owners of agricultural land in the country

The world's sixth longest yacht, Dilbar, which means "Beautiful girl" in the Uzbek language, has passed through the Istanbul Strait and set sail across the Black Sea on July 25.

The residents of the city witnessing the passing of the megayacht took photos of Dilbar from the shore.

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated another .7bn  to a range of charities.

Ms Scott said in a blog post that she wanted to give the money to those "that have been historically underfunded and overlooked".

She wrote that she had chosen 286 organisations working on racial inequality, the arts and education.

As reported by OKO.press, the new reporting stipulations could potentially allow the Polish government to compile lists of critical NGOs funded by actors outside Poland and depict them as foreign agents, albeit indirectly, for example by using state media channels controlled by the nationalist-populist Law and Justice (PiS) party. Such practice is not unprecedented in Poland.

Bill Gates' wife, Melinda, began preparations for a divorce between the two in 2019, the Wall Street Journal writes. The newspaper cites well-known sources and documents according to which Ms. Gates contacted several law firms at once.

Billionaire benefactors Bill and Melinda Gates, co-founders of one of the world's largest private charitable foundations, filed for divorce on Monday (3 May) after 27 years of marriage but pledged to continue their philanthropic work together.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife and fellow philanthropist Melinda announced on May 3 they are divorcing after a 27-year marriage.

One of the world's wealthiest couples - with a joint fortune estimated at $130 billion - the Gates have channeled billions into charitable work around the globe via their hugely influential foundation.