Bill Gates doesn’t like to dwell on the past. For much of his career the Microsoft-founder says he even shied away from celebrating milestones and anniversaries.

“Even as a kid, showing off in school, I was the proverbial class clown. But it’s also a useful tool in terms of structuring a 75 to 90-minute show. You can do some straight-ahead material and ...

Couple this with Klovnebus (clown-bus), a jocular label for the new liberal party, and you sense every nation has a story to tell. Over in Japan, Haruka Kitaguchi won the population’s hearts ...