Health & Science

• Tuesday, December 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  New Australian government ratifies Kyoto Protocol

  

  Australia signed on Sunday the instrument of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol which means the country will become a full member of the protocol early next year. It was incoming Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd first official act of his new government.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Bali climate change conference takes off with warning

  

  The largest ever conference on climate change has opened on the Indonesian island of Bali with more than 10.000 delegates from 192 countries attending. The two weeks of United Nations led talks are intended to negotiate a successor to the Kyoto Protocol which expires 2012.

• Sunday, December 2nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Global leaders call for end to complacency on World AIDS Day

  

  Activists and global leaders used World AIDS Day Saturday to warn against complacency in fighting the disease and called on governments to fill a multi-billion-dollar funding gap.

• Sunday, December 2nd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bali “to save the planet”

  

  ”I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Indonesian government for its generous invitation to host the thirteenth United Nations Climate Change Conference on the island of Bali 3 – 14 December. I also extend a warm welcome to the international community who will join us at this major event said Yvo de Boer UNFCCC Executive Secretary

• Thursday, November 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Carbon emissions: “responsibility” lies with rich countries

  

  Days before a major international conference on climate change Brazil again insisted in its opposition to imposing targets on developing countries' carbon emissions arguing the main responsibility falls on developed nations.

• Monday, November 26th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Scientists propose “save the oceans” ten year program

  

  Warming seas, over-fishing and pollution mean it is vital to improve the system for monitoring the world's oceans, says a group of distinguished scientists. The researchers say more data is needed to ensure the world is able to respond effectively to any potential threats.

• Wednesday, November 21st 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Global mine clearance operations demand 400 million in 2008

  

  Proposed initiatives to remove landmines and explosive remnants of war in some 30 countries and three territories around the world are expected to cost 404 million US dollars next year, according to a report jointly published by three United Nations agencies and released Tuesday.

• Monday, November 19th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  False tick or sheep ked outbreak in Magallanes flock

  

  Magallanes region flock in the extreme south of Chile is suffering an outbreak of melophagus ovinus, more commonly known as sheep's ked, with an estimated 10% of farms under strict sanitary control.

• Sunday, November 18th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Ban challenge with stark new warning on climate change

  

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has challenged the world's policymakers to start devising a comprehensive deal for tackling climate change at next month's summit in Bali, Indonesia, after a United Nations report released today found that global warming is unequivocal and could cause irreversible damage to the planet.

• Wednesday, November 14th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Major 7.7 quake rocks North Chile and is felt in Peru and Bolivia

  

  A major earthquake struck northern Chile on Wednesday, toppling power lines, closing roads and sending terrified residents into the streets. The first reports from the area indicate that two people were killed and dozens injured. However copper smelting in the world's largest mining area resumed a few hours later. The quake was also felt in the capital Santiago as well as neighboring Peru and Bolivia.