{"id":9385,"date":"2021-05-04T14:58:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T06:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=9385"},"modified":"2021-05-04T14:58:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T06:58:26","slug":"bill-and-melinda-gates-announce-divorce-after-27-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=9385","title":{"rendered":"Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce after 27 years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WASHINGTON, May 4 &nbsp;&#8212; Bill and Melinda Gates are getting a divorce following nearly three decades of marriage, the couple announced on Monday, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,&#8221; Bill and Melinda Gates said in a statement. &#8220;Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-04-at-14.57.23.png\" alt=\"bill and melinda\" class=\"wp-image-9386\" width=\"529\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-04-at-14.57.23.png 582w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-04-at-14.57.23-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-04-at-14.57.23-159x100.png 159w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-04-at-14.57.23-350x220.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The couple said they would continue their work at the Gates Foundation, but said: &#8220;We no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill Gates is the fourth richest person in the world with a net worth of over US$130 billion, according to Forbes. 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