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Haiti Earthquake Disaster Appeal

On January 12, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Join recovery efforts mobilizing around the world to assist earthquake victims. Your donation will help disaster victims rebuild their lives and their communities'.

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), which has broadcast appeals on TV and radio, said it was delighted and Gordon Brown called it "extraordinary".

Muslim Aid, which launched a £250,000 aid campaign and donated £75,000, said its teams were installing purification units to provide clean drinking water and setting up a mobile field hospital.   More details

At least 708 killed in Chile earthquake

CONCEPCION, Chile (AP) — President Michelle Bachelet says that Chile's earthquake killed at least 708 people — sharply increasing the known death toll.   Authorities said 1.5 million Chileans were affected and 500,000 homes severely damaged by the mammoth temblor.  A tsunami caused by the quake that swept across the Pacific killed several people on a Chilean island and devastated coastal communities near the epicenter but caused little damage in other countries after precautionary evacuations of hundreds of thousands of people. The tsunami warning was lifted a day after the earthquake.

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Demi Moore 911 call tape released
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South Sudan 'nears oil shutdown'
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Hamid Karzai in Britain for talks
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Barefoot Bandit sentenced again
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'Far-right' Vienna ball condemned
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African Union to open donated HQ
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US economic growth rate picks up
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Nobel plea for Mexico journalists
A host of international writers including several Nobel laureates issue a joint statement condemning attacks on journalists in Mexico.
Facebook clickjacking legal row
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'Microplastic' threat to shores
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Romania sells Ceausescu luxuries
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Trainer: Uggie the dog to retire
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Romney back into lead in Florida
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney pulls away from nearest rival Newt Gingrich in Florida opinion polls, although his national lead slips.
US home invasion killer's blame
A man convicted of murdering a woman and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion denies responsibility, as a judge sentences him to die.
Funeral for Rio collapse victim
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Paraguay president 'cancer free'
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Gabon 3-2 Morocco
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