Dec 8 (Reuters) - International donors met in Mali's capital Bamako on Friday to pledge new funds to fight avian flu around the world, in addition to money promised at a Beijing donor conference in January 2006.

Following are details of the major pledges made, in millions of U.S. dollars, according to the World Bank.

Donor Bamako pledge Beijing pledge Total

USA 100.0 334.0 434.0 Canada 92.5 0.0 92.5 European Commission 88.2 124.4 212.6 Japan 67.0 155.0 222.0 Other 128.2 1,260.8 1,389.0 ------------------------------------------------------------ TOTAL 475.9 1,874.2 2,350.1

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