UNAIDS to slash workforce by more than half as funding by US and other big donors disappears (Photo: AP) The UN agency that fights HIV plans to slash its workforce by more than half and move many posts to cheaper locations as a result of drastic funding cuts from longtime donors in the United States,…
Founded by Conrad Hilton, the hotel magnate, the foundation is one of the biggest financial backers of Catholic sisters’ work around the world, and has given roughly $28.5 million to Vatican-led initiatives, including Vatican departments, the majority of that since 2020. Regardless of the conclave’s outcome, the foundation is committed to continuing its partnerships with…
Founded by Conrad Hilton, the hotel magnate, the Hilton Foundation is one of the biggest financial backers of Catholic sisters’ work around the world, and has given roughly $28.5 million to Vatican-led initiatives, including Vatican departments, since 2020. Francis saw donors as vital partners. He looked to them not only to fund the causes dear…
To much of academia, many on the left and some on the right, Harvard is a hero for standing up to the White House and rejecting its demands to reshape academic and student life. After weeks of major law firms and other prestigious institutions like Columbia University acquiescing to President Trump’s demands, Harvard, in the…
Somewhere in the Netherlands, there are men who have unknowingly fathered dozens of children through sperm donation. At least one man has sired up to 125 children. Those are the startling conclusions of a national registry to track the number of sperm donors in the Netherlands. Initial data from the registry, released this week, identified…
BENGALURU: Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal contributed Rs 70 crore towards setting up an emerging tech-focused institute at Plaksha University. Donors have collectively committed Rs 1,500 crore to the varsity. Bansal said the institute will foster cross-disciplinary learning. Source link
Nigel Farage’s insurgent Reform U.K. party has attracted more than a dozen donors from Britain’s once dominant Conservative Party, an analysis of new data reveals, underlining the threat the Tories face from a right-wing populist party that models itself on President Trump’s MAGA movement. In total, Reform U.K. raised 4.75 million pounds ($6.1 million) last…
Despite India’s vast population of 1.4 billion, the country faces a shortage of stem cell and bone marrow donors. Yet, Karnataka stands out positively in this scenario. “Based on data from February 1, 2024, Karnataka represents approximately 40,000 donors from a total pool of 1,83,000 registered blood stem cell donors in our database,” says Patrick…
US President-elect Donald Trump and Vice-President-elect JD Vance will be participating in fundraising raising dinners ahead of their inauguration on January 21. According to a report by The Guardian, there are five tiers of ticket packages — for donating $1 million, $500,000, $250,000, $100,000 or $50,000– for the fundraising dinners. Major donors have to contribute…
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday thanked deep-pocketed Democratic donors who raised record sums in last month’s election loss to President-elect Donald Trump and urged them not to lose hope and to remain politically engaged. Biden and Harris, along with their spouses, in remarks at the Democratic National Committee holiday reception…