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The billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates thinks the richest governments should increase their support for African countries that have been overshadowed by development funding increasingly going toward the humanitarian response to the war in Ukraine as well as support for refugees around the world in recent years. … [Read more...] about Billionaire Bill Gates calls for more aid to go to Africa and for debt relief for burdened countries

Your savory breakfast links: Finally, happy 39th birthday to the one and only Great 8, the greatest goalscorer of all time, and unbreakable Russian Machine: Alex Ovechkin. Source … [Read more...] about Tuesday Caps Clips

The start of NHL rookie camps is bringing a boost of motivation out of the league’s next-up, felt most by top Los Angeles Kings prospect Brandt Clarke, who shared with Dennis Bernstein of The Fourth Period that he’s pushing for more than an NHL spot. Clarke told Bernstein, “[My own] expectations are higher than anyone could put on me. I expect the best of myself…..I want to be … [Read more...] about Rookie Notes: Clarke, Cristall, Barkey, Tuomaala

Gaudreau, 31, and brother Matthew, 29, were killed near their childhood home in South Jersey on Aug. 29. … [Read more...] about Driver charged with killing NHL’s Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level

Thousands of disgruntled workers demonstrated in the Belgian capital on Monday to protest the threat of massive layoffs in a state-of-the-art Brussels car factory that stands as a symbol for key industries across the European Union that clamor for more government support in the face of global competition. … [Read more...] about Autoworkers demonstrate in Brussels to protest layoff threats across the EU industrial base