Britain urges long-term efforts to deal with tsunami disaster
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saturday that the long-term effects of the Asian tsunami would need attention from the international community for months, if not years.
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Britain will use its presidency of the Group of Eight nations from next month to help the victims of the Asia earthquake disaster ``in any way we can,&#39;&#39; the Financial Times said, citing Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s New Year message.
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Britain, which holds the presidency of the G8 bloc of leading industrialized nations, wants to reach agreement by mid-January on reducing the debt of the countries hit by the tsunami in Asia, the Financial Times reports.
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The full scale of the impact of the tsunami disaster on the United Kingdom was disclosed yesterday when the Foreign Office said that about 200 Britons were feared dead.
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A devastating tsunami triggered by a massive earthquake has killed more than 14,000 and left thousands of British holidaymakers stranded in Asia.
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At least 26 Britons have been confirmed dead in the tsunami that swept Asian coastlines, the Foreign Office said.
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Britain, with United States backing,  called on Tuesday for a freeze on foreign debts owed by the  countries hit by the Asian tsunami disaster.
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Countries hit by the Asian tsunami disaster could take up to 10 years to recover, the UN's Kofi Annan warns.
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Forty Britons have died in the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster and 159 others were missing and "highly likely" to have died, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said, suggesting the death toll could approach 200.
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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will represent Britain on Thursday at the Jakarta summit on the Asian tsunami disaster, his office said.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair is to make a statement to the Commons on the Asian tsunami, including an update on the British death toll.
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Sri Lanka appealed for international help and declared a state of disaster after its eastern coast was struck by tsunami waves triggered by an earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
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Sri Lankans in Wales launch an appeal to help those affected by the tsunami which has killed thousands in Asia.
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LONDON : Governments and humanitarian organisations around the world scrambled to offer aid and technical help Sunday after the devastating quake and tidal waves that killed thousands of people in southern Asia.
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The United States will respond to the unprecedented international catastrophe caused by the tsunamis that engulfed nations on the Indian Ocean.
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Tony Blair is to make a statement to the Commons on the Asian tsunami, as he tries to put reports of a rift with the chancellor behind him.
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As the Asian tsunami focuses world attention on natural disasters, experts on Wednesday called for a global early warning system for all such catastrophes as soon as possible.