June 29 - Warren Buffett is skipping his usual mid-year multibillion-dollar donation to the Gates Foundation as he waits to see the findings of a review by the foundation of its ties to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Warren Buffett has paused his annual donation to the Gates Foundation while a review examines past links involving Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein. The move interrupts a nearly two-decade giving pattern and leaves Buffett waiting to see what the review uncovers.