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Anthony Hopkins to Help India Charity Drive

12 hours ago From Outlook  View Original Article

New Delhi, INDIA - An original piece of signed artwork drawn by Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins will be put up for auction as part of a fund-raising drive to put disadvantaged children in Andhra Pradesh into education.

The Welsh film, stage and telev ...

Lord lieutenant appeals for more flood victims aid

12 hours ago From Aberdeen Press and Journal  View Original Article

Aberdeen , U K - THE lord lieutenant of Moray said yesterday that a relief fund for flood victims should be doubled — to help everyone in need.

Lt Col Grenville Johnston said £26,000 had been raised since the fund was launched to help residents and bus ...

African mountain climb for fund-raisers

12 hours ago From Sunderland Echo  View Original Article

Sunderland, U K - City leaders are gearing up to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for charity.

The group of 20, which includes Sunderland police chief Superintendent Dave Pryer and Tyne and Wear Fire boss John Allison, will be putting their best foot forward whe ...

Australia 'disappointed' at Japan whaling mission

12 hours ago From France24  View Original Article

Paris, FRANCE - Australia said it was "deeply disappointed" after a fleet of Japanese whaling ships set out to kill hundreds of the giant ocean mammals on their annual hunt.

Environment Minister Peter Garrett urged Japan, which says the killings are f ...

Donations to Gujarat CM's fund nosedive

12 hours ago From Daily News & Analysis  View Original Article

Mumbai , INDIA - Gandhinagar: Donations to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund, which are used for helping people during the natural calamities like flood, earthquake etc., or for helping the poor for medical treatment, are falling for the last four years.

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Models on the charity catwalk

12 hours ago From Sunderland Echo  View Original Article

Sunderland , U K - Models took to the runway to raise more than £1,000 for charity.

Asda Boldon held a special BBC Children in Need fashion show to boost the coffers of the annual telethon.

The professionally produced show saw would-be mod ...

Guyana and Norway Sign $250 Million Forest-Climate Pact

12 hours ago From Environment News Service  View Original Article

Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - The governments of the northern European country of Norway and the South American country of Guyana will cooperate to provide the world with a working example of how partnerships between developed and developing countries can save the world's tropica ...

US pledges US$275m to halt deforestation

12 hours ago From Timber Trades Journal  View Original Article

Sidcup, U K - The US has become the first country to pledge money backing the Prince of Wales’s short-term fund to protect the world’s tropical rainforests.

The US$275m pledge, announced by the US Ambassador in London, Louis Susman, would form part ...

Stars added to Royal Variety line-up

12 hours ago From Blackpool Gazette  View Original Article

Blackpool, U K - BLACKPOOL is set to go Gaga for the latest Royal Variety line-up.

Pop superstar Lady Gaga and legendary singer Charka Khan are the newest additions to the line up which will grace the Opera House stage on December 7.

T ...

Teddy Bear Affair raises more than $1 Million in support of the Children's Aid Foundation

12 hours ago From CNW Telbec (Communiqu=E9 de presse)  View Original Article

Montreal, CANADA - TORONTO, Nov. 19 /CNW/ - Over 840 guests and countless supporters of this year's swing era-themed Teddy Bear Affair helped to raise more than $1 million for the Children's Aid Foundation (www.cafdn.org). The event, which took place on November 14 at ...

UNICEF: Children's lot improving globally

12 hours ago From United Press International  View Original Article

New York, NEW YORK - The condition of children around the world has improved in the past five years, with fewer deaths and more access to education, UNICEF said in New York.

The United Nations Children's Fund released a special report Thursday on the State ...

Hundreds rescued as flood surge sweeps town

12 hours ago From Independent  View Original Article

London, U K - Hundreds of people were rescued overnight by the RAF, RNLI and other rescue organisations as a flood surge swept the Cumbrian town of Cockermouth.

A search was under way for a male police officer unaccounted for after a bridge collaps ...

Nzaf Prepares For Low Cost Charity Appeal

12 hours ago From Voxy  View Original Article

Auckland , NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) is preparing for a low cost World AIDS Day campaign which will hit the streets next Friday, 27 November 2009. Benjamin Barratt-Boyes, NZAF National Partnerships Co-ordinator and project manager for World AIDS Da ...

Chiefs to face off for charity

12 hours ago From Joliet Herald News  View Original Article

Joliet, ILLINOIS - A 6 inch height difference is substantial. It might decide whether a cop can duck out of the way of a bullet when he's being shot at. It can mean whether a fireman is able to get down when there's a flashover and flames roll over his head.

Ottawa boosting liability limit for nuclear companies

30 hours ago From Globe and Mail  View Original Article

Toronto, CANADA - If something goes terribly wrong at a nuclear power plant, how much liability should the operator bear?

The federal government is introducing a new limit of $650-million for damages that can be claimed from nuclear companies after an a ...

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