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Mary Ann Stein was the founding president of The Moriah Fund, and a past president of New Israel Fund. (Kelly Amis via JTA)
September 13, 2023, 11:31 am
Mary Ann Stein, philanthropist who supported US and Israel social justice, dies at 80
Family members say she was ‘profoundly committed’ to the successful integration of Ethiopian community in Israel, championed development of HIV prevention options for women
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
A volunteer receives a COVID-19 test vaccine injection developed at the University of Oxford in Britain, at the Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg, June 24, 2020. (Siphiwe Sibeko/AP)
July 14, 2020, 11:51 am
Global vaccine plan may allow rich countries to hoard lifesaving doses
Gavi group, which provides vaccines to children in poor countries, under fire for promising donor governments doses for 20% of their population
By Maria Cheng
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, listens as he attends with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves le Drian, center, an international videoconference on vaccination at the Elysee Palace in Paris, May 4, 2020. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool via AP)
May 4, 2020, 9:54 pm
World leaders pledge $8 billion for coronavirus vaccine research
International video-conference fundraiser draws donations from across the globe, as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns it is just a ‘down payment’ for beating the disease
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative image of hands of African children cupped under tap of water (borgogniels; iStock by Getty Images)
August 1, 2018, 2:45 pm
Delegation seeks Israeli startups to help African farmers boost crops
Team from Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa visits Israel to pinpoint local agricultural technologies that are pertinent to Africa’s challenges
By Shoshanna Solomon
Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, talks with Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, right, during a gathering of CEOs and other executives at Microsoft's main campus in Redmond, Washington, Wednesday, September 23, 2015 (AFP PHOTO / POOL / TED S. WARREN)
September 27, 2015, 2:55 am
Zuckerberg, UN seek to bring internet to refugee camps
Facebook founder also partners with Bill and Melinda Gates in bid for universal web access by 2020
By AFP and ToI Staff
In this Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007 file photo, Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, foreground, delivers a speech as his wife, Princess Amira, looks on, after he received the medal of Great Patron of the French Culture Ministry during a ceremony at the Louvre museum in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
July 2, 2015, 4:37 am
Saudi prince promises away entire $32 billion fortune
Alwaleed bin Talal’s foundation to work on ’empowering women,’ calls philanthropy ‘intrinsic part of my Islamic faith’
By Aya Batrawy
March 19, 2013, 5:06 pm
World Economic Forum honors Australian Jewish innovator
Jeremy Balkin launched influential effort to encourage charity among super-wealthy
By ToI Staff
Prof. Oded Shoseyov (Photo credit: Courtesy)
July 31, 2012, 8:35 am
Move over, john: Israel’s Paulee is making a better, cleaner toilet
A $110,000 grant from the Gates Foundation aims to boost a waste disposal system that needs neither electricity nor water
By David Shamah
July 5, 2012, 12:35 pm
Are Israelis up to the ‘Grand Challenge?’
The director of an international group that harnesses technology to aid the developing world believes Israel has a lot to offer
By David Shamah
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