And who says music doesn't change lives?

Defiant G8 agrees major aid boost for Africa

"GLENEAGLES, Scotland (Reuters) - World leaders agreed on Friday to more than double aid for Africa to $50 billion, presenting the deal as a message of hope that countered the hatred behind the London bomb attacks."

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"We speak today in the shadow of terrorism but it will not obscure what we came here to achieve," Blair declared, flanked by fellow leaders of the G8 and seven of their African counterparts on the steps of the Gleneagles hotel in Scotland.

""It isn't the end of poverty in Africa -- but it is the hope that it can be ended," he said.

The deal was broadly welcomed by African leaders and some high-profile activists including singer Bob Geldof, who organized the massive Live 8 rock concerts around the world to pressure the G8. They said it could save countless lives."


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