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FILE-In this Feb. 1, 2019, file photo Bill and Melinda Gates are interviewed in Kirkland, Wash. Bill and Melinda GatesâÄ™ namesake foundation announced Wednesday, June 30, 2021, it will spend $2.1 billion to advance global gender equality. It comes as private donors, government officials and civil society leaders gather at a forum in Paris to make financial and political commitments aimed at aiding women and girls. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)