01.18. 2010 MONEY + NUMBERS counting the news... |
Number of people feared dead in Haiti as a result of Tuesday's 7.0 earthquake
200,000
200,000
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Amount of aid collected so far by U.S. charities
$150 million
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Amount of aid collected so far by U.S. charities
$150 million
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Amount of aid the World Bank has pledged in emergency funds
$100 million
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Number of aftershocks in Haiti since the quake
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Number of aftershocks in Haiti since the quake
33+
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Richter measure of one of the larger aftershocks
5.9
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Number of countries currently involved in the relief efforts
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Number of countries currently involved in the relief efforts
69
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Percentage of Haiti's population under the age of 14
40
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Death toll from the 6.7 California Northridge quake in 1994
72
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72
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Current worldwide gross for Avatar
$1.4 billion
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Retail cost of Google Nexus One without a cell phone plan
$529
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$529
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Retail cost of Google Nexus One without a T-mobile plan
$179
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Phone components cost to build a Google Nexus One
$174
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Sources: Al Jazeera, Chronicle of Philanthropy, Africa Speaks, IMDB, Reuters NewsSip
Photo Credit: Daniel Case
