Microsoft founder Bill Gates and wife Melinda split. It is understood Melinda Gates held a number of calls in October 2019 following the New York Times report. "Bill Gates regrets ever meeting with Epstein and recognises it was an error in judgment to do so," Arnold said at the time. The same day the couple announced their divorce, Gates' investment firm, Cascade Investment, transferred US$1.8b ($2.47b) in stock to his wife. Photo / Getty ImagesA securities filing revealed more than 14 million shares of Canadian National Railway was transferred to Melinda Gates last week.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 10, 2021 01:09 UTC