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EU to double humanitarian aid to quake-hit Kashmir BRUSSELS (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 The European Commission said Friday that it would double its humanitarian aid to quake-hit Kashmir to nearly 50 million euros (60 million dollars). UN sounds cash warning for Indian Ocean tsunami alert system HYDERABAD, India (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 UN-led efforts to set up a tsunami early warning system in the Indian Ocean face a cash crunch, a top official warned Friday. Sri Lanka seeks to raise 220 mln dlrs through inflation-linked bond COLOMBO (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 Sri Lanka has issued its first-ever inflation-linked bond intended to raise 22 billion rupees (220 million dollars), the central bank said Friday. |
Sri Lanka draws less than a tenth of tsunami loans COLOMBO (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 Sri Lanka as of end-September had utilised less than a tenth of the loans and a quarter of the grants offered by foreign donors since last year's unprecedented tsunami disaster, a top official said Friday. Some 50,000 people stage Thai tsunami drill ahead of anniversary BANG NIENG, Thailand (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 Some 50,000 people along Thailand's Andaman coast staged tsunami warning drills Friday, in the first major test of a new alert system as the anniversary of the disaster approaches. UN criticises India refusal to share data on low magnitude quakes HYDERABAD, India (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 India said Friday it would not share information on earthquakes below the magnitude of six on the Richter scale due to security concerns, drawing criticism from the United Nations. |
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World Bank lends 400 mln dlr for reconstruction in quake-hit Pakistan ISLAMABAD (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 The World Bank has approved a 400 million dollars emergency credit for Pakistan to help rehabilitation and reconstruction work in the country's quake-devastated regions, a bank statement said Friday. Quake jolts Taiwan TAIPEI (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale rocked Taiwan Friday, the Seismology Center said. There were no reports of damage or casualties. Thailand prepares tsunami drills ahead of anniversary PHUKET, Thailand (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 Thailand prepared to stage tsunami warning drills on Friday in six coastal provinces hit by last year's killer waves as the kingdom prepared to mark the first anniversary of the December 26 disaster. |
Initial tests show Indonesian man died of bird flu JAKARTA (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 Initial tests have shown that a 39-old man who died this week had bird flu but further local tests were being carried out to validate the finding, an Indonesian health official said Friday. The Indian Ocean tsunami: a chronology BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 As the first anniversary of the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami catastrophe approaches on December 26, here is a chronology of major events since the disaster: Many still homeless one year after tsunami BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 16, 2005 "You see where those two people are fishing," says Mohammad Subhan Rosman, gesturing towards the sea off Banda Aceh where two men standing knee-deep in water cast lines. "That's where our house used to be." |
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