British queen gives 'substantial' donation to tsunami relief
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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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Tony Blair predicts UK aid to countries hit by the tsunami could reach "hundreds of millions" of pounds.
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Public donations to the Asian tsunami appeal reach Â£76m and are expected to top Â£100m, charities confirm.
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Britain is ready to help those hit by the Asian earthquake in any way it can, Tony Blair has said. The &quot;world is united in sorrow&quot;, he said, for those affected by the devastating tidal wave which has killed about 68,000 people in 12 countries.
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Germany increases its aid pledge for tsunami victims to $674m - the largest international donation so far.
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The Queen sends her "heartfelt thanks" to everyone helping relieve the effects of the flooding in England.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth made a personal donation to the British Red Cross to help victims of the Russian Beslan school siege tragedy.
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WASHINGTON : Two days after being criticised for not doing enough to aid in the Asian tsunami disaster relief effort, US President George Bush has announced a major American contribution.
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Donations from people in Scotland for the tsunami appeal are described as "amazing" by a disaster group.
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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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Donations from the British public for victims of last Sunday's Asian earthquake reach the Â£50m mark.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair predicted that his government would end up contributing "several hundred million pounds" to relief efforts for the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster.
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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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LONDON: The British public has donated 32 million pounds (45 million euros, US$62m) for victims of the Asian tsunami, with calls to an aid line hitting a peak of almost a million an hour, charity organisers said Friday.
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International organisation and countries are poring in relief and over $500 million have already been pledged. This includes $250 million for tsunami relief offered by the World Bank on Thursday.
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The Bush administration is increasing its initial contribution for relief aid for the Indian Ocean tsunami to $350 million, a tenfold boost from the commitment it made earlier this week.
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THE Government moved yesterday to match the generosity of the Irish people to the Asian tsunami victims.