UK charities bolster quake relief
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British charities launch a huge aid effort for victims of the Asian tsunami which has killed more than 50,000 people.
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Major US corporations began rolling out plans Thursday to donate to the massive relief effort under way to help the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that struck South Asia on Sunday.
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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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Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and other English Premiership clubs pledged at least one million pounds (1.8 million dollars) in aid for victims of Asia's tsunami disaster.
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Britain is to send two Royal Navy ships and a military cargo plane to help relief efforts following the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, officials in London said.
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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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LONDON, Jan 4 (IPS) - There is nothing quite like a calamity to bring the   best out of the British. Over the last two days British people  have been  donating something like two million dollars an hour  for people hit by the  tsunami.
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A massive stash of false limbs found in the cellar of a retired British taxi driver's home are to be sent to Pakistan to help victims of the 2005 earthquake, a charity said Friday.
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Cargo planes touched down with promised aid Wednesday, bearing everything from lentils to water purifiers to help survivors facing the threat of epidemic after this week&#39;s quake-tsunami catastrophe.
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A "phenomenal" two-day surge in donations in Britain has raised the equivalent of 38 million dollars for the victims of the tsunami disaster in Asia, charities announced.
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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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From antibiotics to clothes to cash &#151; lots of it &#151; U.S.-based relief groups report an overwhelming response from donors moved by the devastation of the Indian Ocean tsunami, with more than &#36;200 million raised as of Tuesday. One charity said online pledges were coming in at the rate of &#36;100,000 an hour.
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As the world mobilizes to provide aid for nations devastated by an earthquake, Mississippi charities and religious organizations are working to help the disaster victims.
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The Government offered help to Asian nations battered by deadly tidal waves triggered by a powerful earthquake, as it scrambled to take stock of the disaster and help British tourists.
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LONDON : The British government on Thursday raised its pledge for aid to the tsunami disaster to 96 million dollars, more than tripling its offer from a day earlier, the Department for International Development said.
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An unprecedented world relief drive to shelter, treat and feed millions of survivors of Asia&#39;s tsunami disaster kicked into high gear Friday as donations poured in and aid planes and ships _ including a US aircraft carrier
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Local relief efforts for those in need after Sunday&#39;s massive tsunamis have kicked into high gear, with Red Cross officials saying the volume of donations pouring into their offices have