Absence of Major Disaster in â06 Affected Giving
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Although 2006 was heralded as the dawn of a golden age of philanthropy, charitable giving was almost flat last year.
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Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: That members have not delivered on Gleneagles is not in doubt. But Make Poverty History made aid delivery seem too simple.
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The tsunamis that killed more than 60,000 people on Sunday should have minimal impact on South Asia's IT industry, which isn't based in the affected coastal areas.
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There was no significant damage to a nuclear plant in northern Japan shuttered since last summer after it was hit by a strong earthquake, the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency said Friday.
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A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit northern Chile on Monday, near the city of Iquique, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damages, emergency officials and local media said.
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Health experts say no serious disease outbreaks have been seen after the tsunami, but warn it is too soon to say they will not occur.
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The U.S. weather agency didn't have the phone numbers nor staff to alert all Indian Ocean coastal countries when it saw the first signs that tsunamis could be heading their way, its top official said Thursday. He cautioned that the Caribbean and Atlantic also lack an early-warning system.
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Governments around the world, as well as non-profit organizations, are pledging support for victims of Sunday&#39;s massive earthquake and resulting tsunamis that have affected more than a million
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[World News]: Washington, Dec 30 : The American Red Cross, in response to its appeal for funds to help tsunami-hit victims, received about 18 million dollars in donations to its International Response Fund by today afternoon.
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A lack of coordination in the relief effort for survivors of a deadly tsunami in south India has led to an excess of supplies in some villages while others lack the most basic necessities.
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THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE REPORTS OF CASUALTIES OR DAMAGE FROM THE 2.53 AM (LOCAL TIME) QUAKE. THE QUAKE OCCURRED AS EMPEROR AKIHITO AND EMPRESS MICHIKO WERE PREPARED TO CONDUCT IN THE MORNING AN AERIAL SURVEY
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&quot;It does not look good. I&#39;m not predicting a disaster or anything like that, but it would be really miraculous if we didn&#39;t have some impacts,&quot; Department of Natural Resources
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Six earthquakes of moderate intensity rattled India's tsunami-ravaged Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, meteorological officials said, but no casualties were reported.
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By Chrissy Vick, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Sep. 8--TOPSAIL ISLAND -- Though erosion from Tropical Storm Ernesto is less severe than feared, it doesn't mean Topsail Island towns are out of the water yet.
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A new report urges humanitarian groups to maintain a local presence in disaster-prone areas.
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A childrenâs charity says it wasnât told of mortgage debt risks.
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Hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires: a year after Katrina, a tour of the American hazardscape shows that we haven't learned much