Canada boosts Bangladesh cyclone aid to 4.2 million dollars
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Canada Saturday said it was boosting its humanitarian relief aid to disaster-stricken Bangladesh to 4.2 million dollars (US) to help the victims of Cyclone Sidr that killed more than 3,000 people on November 15.
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Weather improved in the Philippines on Saturday after four heavy storms in two weeks, helping rescuers reach thousands cut off by landslides and
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The Bank of Canada rate will hit four per cent by late next year, an economist predicts. OTTAWA -- The Bank of Canada raised its key policy interest rate yesterday while hinting that this could be the start of a new upward trend in borrowing costs.
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Australia will double to A$20 million ($15.4 million) its anti-terrorism assistance to Indonesia as part of efforts to deepen coordination in fighting militants, Foreign
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Japan and the United Nations are providing 2.2 million dollars in aid to protect families and children displaced by internal conflict in Nepal, the Asian Development Bank said.
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UNITED NATIONS (CP) - Haiti and Grenada need $59 million US in humanitarian aid immediately to cope with the destruction wrought by hurricanes last month, the top UN relief official said Friday.
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NEW YORK - Insurance payments to victims of Hurricane Frances are expected to reach $4.4 billion, making it the fourth most costly storm in US history, an insurance industry group said Thursday.
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Edinburgh's Hogmanay chiefs set up donation points for the tsunami appeal as it is announced Scotland has given Â£4.5m.
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TORONTO (CP) - Canadians rushed to give money Tuesday to help victims of the catastrophic tsunami ahead of a midnight deadline for Ottawa to match individual donations with federal cash.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has made a "substantial" donation to aid efforts for victims of the tsunami disaster in Asia, royal officials said.
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British philanthropists have started raising funds in aid of more people with disabilities in Bangladesh to build on the success of their first rehabilitation initiative.
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Hull is to receive Â£2.1m to help it recover from last month's floods - the biggest share of government aid.
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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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OTTAWA (CP) - Canada will increase its funding for tsunami relief to &#36;425 million, Prime Minister Paul Martin announced Monday.
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The Legislature on Thursday approved most of a half-billion-dollar aid package for victims of the four hurricanes that ravaged the state this year.
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TORONTO -- The Canadian government yesterday doubled its aid contribution after Asia's devastating tsunamis and promised to speed existing visa applications for those from the region wishing to join family living in Canada. Prime Minister Paul Martin, dismissing criticism he should have broken off his Christmas vacation to coordinate Canada's contribution to the rescue efforts, said the country would now ...
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Canadaâs fourth-largest bank cited turmoil in the credit markets, and said it would provide up to $13 billion in liquidity for two of its structured investment vehicles.