How tsunami may buoy other giving
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As relief pledges near $4 billion, officials hope to leverage altruism for crises elsewhere.
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LONDON -- The US government is contributing $35 million of the half-billion dollars that the world's developed nations are donating to the tsunami relief effort, and many Americans believe -- as President Bush put it earlier this week -- that their country is being its typical ''generous, kindhearted" self.
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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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The world has pledged about $220 million to help tsunami survivors, relying on lessons from past disasters to expedite relief. WASHINGTON - Aid workers in airplanes dropped thousands of packets of noodles to Indonesians stranded in cliff-top villages.
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People wanting to help victims of the tsunami may do so through the American Red Cross. The Wayne County Chapter has received several monetary donations already, said Chuck Waller, the director.
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The tsunami that has devastated Southern Asia is being followed by a torrent of another kind -- millions of US citizens&#39; dollars flowing into relief agencies around the globe.
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Countries around the globe have stepped forward with pledges of cash and assistance to the victims of the southern Asian earthquake and tsunami disaster.
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As world governments and private organizations increase their financial pledges for the tsunami disaster in Asia, the United Nations is stressing that billions will be needed in the long-term.
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One of the world's largest relief efforts is gaining momentum as countries and aid organizations make more donations of funding, supplies and personnel to areas ravaged by earthquake-triggered tsunamis.
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Aid from the UK is already helping in countries worst hit by the tsunami.
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Almost three in 10 Americans say they have donated to victims of the tsunami in Southeast Asia, according to an Associated Press poll taken as the private total begins to approach the amount given by the government.
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World leaders are realising that big donations for tsunami aid can yield political benefits, says the BBC's John Simpson.
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Planning a gift to charity can make a good thing even better.
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Giving money may be the best way to provide immediate relief to the victims of the South Asia tsunami catastrophe, but it's long-term development aid that will provide countries with the greatest stability.
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The International Monetary Fund is to offer up to $1bn in financial assistance to each nation affected by the Asian tsunami.
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The December 26 tsunami devastated lives around the Indian Ocean's coastline but, for science at least, there was a silver lining.
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Thousands of people were killed and millions made homeless by recent tsunamis in southeastern Asia. The American Red Cross has set up a disaster relief fund.