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New York artists team up with UNICEF to sell shirts that raise money for famine relief in Africa

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is teaming up with Beijing to fund a series of revolutionary agricultural and biotech initiatives. China might be using Gates to further its economic imperialism

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is teaming up with Beijing to fund a series of revolutionary agricultural and biotech initiatives. China might be using Gates to further its economic imperialism

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is teaming up with Beijing to fund a series of revolutionary agricultural and biotech initiatives. China might be using Gates to further its economic imperialism. But maybe that's not such a bad thing

Americans spend nearly $7 billion on Halloween . Mostly on candy, and mostly on chocolate.

Lankasana, a 23-year-old Maasai warrior, sports long, ochre-stained, braided hair extensions and carries a bow and arrow, a short sword and a steel-tipped spear.

WaterForward transforms the concept of pay-it-forward into a viral philanthropy campaign for clean water projects. "I believe there's an enthusiasm around giving that we would hope to infect the world with," says charity: water founder Scott Harrison, whose breakout nonprofit has raised over $40 million for clean water projects worldwide

It's easier to start a company in Rwanda, Singapore, or Macedonia than it is to do so in the United States, according to the World Bank's latest report on start-up friendly economies. The World Bank's annual Doing Business report ranks the ease of doing business within 183 countries based on business-friendly regulations. The formula takes into account the ease of starting a business, factoring minimum cost, time, and available capital

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Germans have found a way to create super-secure virtual "work phones" on Android devices. This could become a new, competitive threat to the already beleaguered Research In Motion...

In the competitive space of philanthropy and philanthrocapitalism, how do you break through the clutter and get people engaged in an issue that isn’t the tug-on-your-heart-strings norm?

By Meredith Wadman of Nature magazine The recent finding that women in seven sub-Saharan Africa countries are nearly twice as likely to acquire HIV if they use a popular, long-acting injectable contraceptive, has incensed AIDS researchers. [More]

By Meredith Wadman of Nature magazine The recent finding that women in seven sub-Saharan Africa countries are nearly twice as likely to acquire HIV if they use a popular, long-acting injectable contraceptive, has incensed AIDS researchers. [More]

The Lord's Resistance Army has been waging a brutal war in Uganda for more than 20 years, with hardly a mention in the media. A new piece of software--based on Salesforce--is now tracking the atrocities.

So you want to change the world? Cynics may send you off to Wall Street or a white-shoe law firm. Those with gumption will look for another way.