TSUNAMI IMPACT:  British Donating 2m Dollars an Hour
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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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British charities announced on Thursday that they have so far raised 15 million pounds (about 28.9 million US dollars) in aid for Asian tsunami victims.
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GENEVA -- The record generosity toward tsunami victims -- now at more than $4 billion pledged -- should set the standard for caring for the world's most desperate people, the UN humanitarian chief said yesterday. But aid group Oxfam said it fears the money might simply be rerouted from existing funds for Africa.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 6 (IPS) - As donations for the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster  continue to rise, development experts are hoping that the  generosity shown by governments and citizens will mark a ânew  beginningâ in the fight against poverty.
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The Scottish public has so far donated Â£7m to help people affected by the earthquake disaster in Asia.
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Charity watchdog groups warned donors who want to help tsunami relief efforts to be careful where they give their money. Some fear that it&#39;s only a matter of time before con artists take advantage of the disaster
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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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LONDON  - Britons have so far raised the equivalent of nearly 30 million US dollars for victims of the tsunami disaster in Asia, matching the sum pledged a day earlier by their government, charities announced.
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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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Donations from the British public for victims of last Sunday's Asian earthquake reach the Â£50m mark.
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World leaders are realising that big donations for tsunami aid can yield political benefits, says the BBC's John Simpson.
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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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The British public has donated 50 million pounds (70.5 million euros, 96 million dollars) for victims of the Asian tsunami, with 18 million pounds raised during Friday alone, charity organisers said.
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Britain is leading the global drive to raise money for the victims of the Asian tsunami, with public donations of up to 1m an hour pouring in.
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The British public's response to the tsunami appeal is unprecedented - but where does the money go?
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Two million Asians face falling into poverty as a result of the Indian Ocean tsunami, the Asian Development Bank says.
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Tom Hunter is donating Â£1m to rebuild schools destroyed in the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.