Group pledges &#36;50M for nuclear fuel
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, CNN creator Ted Turner and former Sen. Sam Nunn pledged $50 million to the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency Tuesday to create a uranium stockpile.
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Australia promised &#36;764 million &#151; the largest government pledge &#151; to the tsunami relief effort, topping a &#36;674 million German aid package on the eve of a crucial donors' conference Thursday. World leaders were competing to head the donors list as summit participants got firsthand looks at the apocalyptic landscapes carved out by south Asia's tsunami.
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WASHINGTON -- A landmark bill to allow U.S. shipments of civilian nuclear fuel to India neared final passage Friday, with supporters saying it would help defend American interests from terrorists and counter China's growing influence in Asia. Opponents said it could spark a regional nuclear arms...
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Governments and registered aid organizations have so far pledged more than &#36;1.5 billion to aid victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami. In addition, the World Bank and the Asian Bank of Development have pledged more than &#36;500 million, bringing the total for relief and reconstruction aid to more than &#36;2 billion, according to the United Nations. A look at major government pledges, according to the United Nations and Associated Press bureau reports.
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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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OPEC producers agreed Sunday to keep output limits on hold, convinced that oil prices near &#36;50 a barrel are not stifling world growth.
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Royal Dutch/Shell Group on Wednesday announced a &#36;150 million increase in the amount of money it will spend in 2004 on exploration and production in Europe, bringing the total to &#36;1.8 billion.
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The Government committed 50 million pounds in specific bilateral aid projects for war-torn Iraq from a total 544 million package that London has pledged to spend by March 2006.
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The European Organization for Nuclear Research (Cern) holds a celebration day on Tuesday to mark 50 years of work. Heads of states, including French President Jacques Chirac and King Juan
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The team that raised money to finance President Bush's inaugural festivities collected &#36;35 million to &#36;40 million, officials said Wednesday.
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The UK is now the largest donor to the relief effort after the Government pledged a further Â£35 million, bringing its contribution to Â£50 million.
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A U.S.-initiated project that aims to reduce the dangers of nuclear proliferation and control radioactive waste gained support Sunday, as 11 more nations signed on with original members Russia, China, France and Japan.
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The international donors from 55 international organization and countries have gathered for two-days meeting in Tokyo. Approximately $14 billion were promised by foreign givers in last yearâs gathering in Madrid.
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A partial list of the countries and organizations pledging aid for tsunami victims, based on U.N. data and official announcements by the nations. The United Nations said Saturday that about &#36;2 billion has been promised so far.
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A consignment of US weapons-grade plutonium began a north-south road journey across France to be turned into fuel to make electricity by Areva SA, the world&#39;s biggest maker of nuclear reactors, Greenpeace France said.
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Researchers at a Department of Energy lab are developing fuel rods that could halve the amount of nuclear waste produced. That's good news for Yucca Mountain, Nevada, where 40 years' worth of radioactive material is slated to be stored. By John Gartner.
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THE British public has given 50 million in under three days to help the survivors of the tsunami disaster.