Australia, Britain ramp up aid pledges as tsunami fallout ...
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LONDON  - Britain and Australia followed Japan and the United States in pledging dramatic increases in emergency aid for victims of the tsunami disaster in Asia as the world community struggled to cope with its mushrooming fallout.
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Foreign aid started to pour in with 16 countries pledging assistance to the stricken victims in the coastal areas of Sri Lanka, local media reported Wednesday.
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Saudi Arabia increases its aid pledge for tsunami victims, after criticisms that Gulf states are not contributing enough.
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THE strength of ties between the United Kingdom and Indian Ocean countries stricken by the tsunami emerged in the pattern of giving to victims of the disaster.
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Indian Ocean states from Indonesia to  Sri Lanka scrambled on Tuesday to cope with the widespread  devastation of a tsunami that killed over 23,000 people and  could claim more lives through disease and privation.
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World leaders began putting $4 billion  in aid pledged for tsunami survivors to work on Thursday, the  urgency of their task conveyed in chilling warnings that more  carnage may be discovered and the death toll will climb.
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The world's overwhelming response to the Indian Ocean tsunamis has underscored the disparity in donor generosity toward Africa, whose population suffers "a tsunami a week" in the words of British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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Germany increases its aid pledge for tsunami victims to $674m, which is more than any other country has given so far.
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Political leaders and aid agencies are pleading with governments and individuals around the world not to skimp on donations to Africa as they open their wallets to tsunami victims in south and southeast Asia.
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THE British government today raised its pledge for aid to the tsunami disaster to Â£50 million ($124.22 million), up Â£35 million ($86.96 million) from yesterday, the Department for International Development said.
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The UK government today increased to 50 million pounds ($96 million) the aid pledged to victims of the earthquake and subsequent tsunamis that hit nations across the Indian Ocean, making
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The devastation wrought by the Asian tsunami has prompted Britons to give 45 million pounds in aid, nearly matching the 50 million pounds set aside by the government.
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Australia and New Zealand joined forces to airlift emergency aid to victims of the monster earthquake and tidal waves which devastated coastal areas of south and southeast Asia over the weekend.
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Companies around the world are ramping up donations of both money and practical assistance to help the tsunami relief effort.
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Governments and rebels in Sumatra, Sri Lanka and Somalia must keep the peace or risk a cut-off in tsunami aid, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as Australia and Germany pledged more than &#36;1.4 billion in disaster assistance.
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US President George W Bush seeks to boost US aid to the tsunami-hit nations to a total of $950m (Â£511m).
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British firms pledged millions of dollars in cash for victims of the tsunami wave disaster in Asia and launched schemes to encourage workers and clients to dig deep too.