FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2015 file photo, Bill Gates, philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft, participates in a session at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City. The University of California announced Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, it has pledged $1 billion over the next five years toward research and development of clean energy technology to fight climate change as part of a coalition led by Bill Gates. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates warned on Friday that the world was vulnerable to a deadly epidemic of an illness like flu, with the recent Ebola and Zika outbreaks underlining weaknesses in global efforts to tackle health crises swiftly.
Gates, whose foundation invests in improving healthcare
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