World Tempers New Year Celebrations After Tsunami
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Normally exuberant New Year celebrations  were tempered by thoughts for victims of south Asia's tsunami  as several major cities canceled parties and Australia led a  global minute of silence.
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Sweden greeted the new year with a national day of mourning Saturday, flying flags at half staff and lighting candles for the 3,500 of its citizens still missing in Thailand after the tsunami disaster that ...
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Aid pledges for Asia's tsunami victims topped 1.6 billion dollars on a tide of New Year sympathy, but the United Nations warned it would take weeks for help to reach many survivors and that the death toll would likely rise to 150,000.
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HAFUN, Somalia -- In this remote, northeastern corner of Somalia, villagers have long believed the world will end when the sea runs dry and the ground shakes. When the tsunami struck Dec. 26, many thought that day had come.
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The UN's emergency aid chief says he is optimistic the world will meet the challenges of the tsunami disaster.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin onSunday sent condolences to leaders of the Asian nations which werehit by tidal waves caused by a devastating earthquake off Indonesia&#39;s northwest coast.
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Prayers and candlelight vigils were substituted for parties across Asia, while Paris draped black cloths along the Champs-Elysees. Revelers in New York's Times Square marked a moment of silence as the world brought in the New Year mourning the victims of devastating tsunamis.
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HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka -- For generations, this southern port town has heralded the year's passing with firecrackers and all-night celebrations. But as the sun set yesterday, the air was heavy with despair: Sri Lanka was mourning its tsunami victims.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Asia's tsunami death toll  soared above 125,000 and aid agencies warned many more people  -- particularly children -- could die in epidemics, ushering in  a somber New Year's Eve for the world.
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UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called on world nations to make a long-term commitment to rebuilding lives and communities shattered by the south Asia tsunami disaster.
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II celebrated a special Mass early yesterday in his private chapel for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunamis. Later, he publicly praised the outpouring of aid for the stricken populations as a sign of hope for 2005.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Aircraft, naval vessels  and trucks struggled Friday to deliver aid around stricken  southern Asia as the death toll passed more than 124,000 from a  tsunami that darkened the world's New Year.
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After the earthquake and tsunami hit countries in South Asia, New Year celebrations have been cancelled in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, the country, which suffered the greatest loss of life.
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Authorities around the Asian region battered by the tragedy that killed more than 100,000 people scaled back or cancelled celebrations today.
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A death-like silence descended on Sri Lanka early Saturday as the country ushered in the New Year with prayers and mourning, six days after it lost nearly 30,000 people in its worst ever disaster.
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Three years after Indian Ocean nations were lashed by massive tsunamis, sombre ceremonies were held Wednesday to recall those lost in one of the worst natural catastrophes in modern times.