Health & Science

• Friday, June 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  G8 leaders agree to substantial cut in greenhouse emissions

  

  Leaders of the leading industrialized nations G8 meeting in Germany agreed to seek “substantial” cuts in CO2 emissions in an effort to tackle climate change. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the G8 would negotiate within a United Nations framework to seek a replacement for the Kyoto Protocol by the end of 2009.

• Friday, June 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Science ensures fresh fruit and vegetables for US troops in Iraq

  

  On the dusty battlegrounds of Iraq where open-air food shopping poses a security threat, new technology is allowing United States troops to enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables, even in remote desert locations.

• Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Five of the best wines for your BBQ

  

  It's finally time to get out of the house and into a big glass of refreshing, hot-weather wine. What wines are perfect with cookouts and other summertime entertaining? Here's a short list.

• Wednesday, May 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  India and Argentina business leaders have longest work week

  

  Business leaders in India and Argentina work the longest hours, clocking up to 57 hours a week, according to a survey published this week, while Italians work the shortest week at 47 hours.

• Sunday, May 27th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Good Friday mid air birth featuring “Angel” and “Barbara”

  

  An Australian doctor on a trans-Pacific flight was upgraded to first class and given a bottle of vintage champagne after delivering a baby for a Brazilian who didn't even know she was pregnant, news reports said on Sunday.

• Saturday, May 19th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  UN officials begin aid assessments in flood-ravaged Uruguay

  

  United Nations disaster assessment officials are on the ground in Uruguay, determining what aid is needed to help the thousands of people forced to flee their homes after the worst floods to strike the country in almost half a century.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Five years to save planet from climate change disaster

  

  World leaders have just five years to save the planet from a climate change disaster - but it can be done, according to a new report.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Santiago de Chile faces worst smog levels in eight years

  

  Santiago de Chile's skies remained grey and smoggy Monday and Tuesday, and with no end in sight, former President Ricardo Lagos blamed the city's contamination levels on Argentina's unwillingness to provide Chile with more natural gas.

• Friday, May 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Environmental superstar Al Gore arrives in Chile

  

  After months of build up, the wait is finally over. Environmental superstar Al Gore, a former U.S. senator and vice president, is finally visiting Chile — albeit for just a handful of hours.

• Wednesday, May 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Massive flooding in Uruguay forces 12.000 people from homes

  

  An estimated 12.000 people have been forced to leave their homes in Uruguay where record rainfall has caused extensive flooding leaving several counties with no electricity or drinking water.