What is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?
The $43.5bn trust is the largest philanthropic organisation in the world and is committed to the eradication of malaria and polio, and controlling the spread of tuberculosis and HIV
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The art market reached its highest ever record level of sales
This year’s TEFAF Art Market Report shows that in 2014 the global art market reached its highest ever-recorded level, a total of just over €51 billion worldwide, a 7% year-on-year increase taking it above the 2007 pre-recession level of €48 billion. The TEFAF Art Market Report 2015 is a wide ranging report that examines the global … Read more
Dubai to host Middle East’s first tropical Rainforest
Dubai is set to become home to the Middle East’s first tropical Rainforest. Dubai is known around the world for attracting the biggest and best. The latest audaciously bold project joining the list of adventurous attractions is the Dubai Rainforest, which will support the growth of the city, according to Dubai’s leading luxury developer Damac … Read more
We must keep up pressure on China to end the ivory trade
Campaigns to reduce demand for ivory are succeeding in pushing China into action against illegal trafficking, but there is still much more to do
The first superyacht marina in Cyprus
Limassol Marina – the latest waterfront development creating waves in the Eastern Mediterranean. A milestone project for Cyprus and the first superyacht marina on the island, the new Limassol Marina has already established itself as one of the most attractive and unique projects across Europe. A new thriving hub on the south coast, it offers 650 … Read more
Fashion superhero Alexander Wang on style, sportswear and never going to the gym
The designer’s vision for Balenciaga, his own label and H&M has made him a 21st-century fashion superstar. He explains how Danielle Steel inspired him, why he turned down Diane von Furstenberg and why ‘active, easy’ dressing matters