Health & Science

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 ÃÂ¢€” 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.
Tuesday, May 8th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Cheaper second line AIDS drugs for developing countries

Former United States President Bill Clinton announced on Tuesday agreements with drug companies to lower the price of so-called “second-line” AIDS drugs for 66 countries of the developing world and to make a once-a-day AIDS pill available for less than one dollar a day.
Saturday, May 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Brazil breaks AIDS drug patent with generic version from India

Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has authorised the country to break the patent on an AIDS drug made by Merck & Co - importing a generic version from India instead. It's the first time Brazil has bypassed a patent to acquire cheaper drugs for its AIDS prevention program.
Friday, May 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Report: Climate change plan affordable

Delegates from 120 countries approved the first roadmap for stemming greenhouse gas emissions Friday, laying out what they said was an affordable arsenal of anti-warming measures that must be rushed into place to avert a disastrous spike in global.
Tuesday, May 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Santiago de Chile skies reach dangerous levels pollution

Santiaguinos stuck in the city for the long weekend faced the first environmental alerts of the year after an increased level of air contamination was detected on Friday night. The contamination alerts were issued for Saturday and Sunday.
Tuesday, May 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC
Sierra Club joins campaign to protect Chile's Patagonia

Opponents of plans to construct several massive hydroelectric dams in Chile's northern Patagonia region are welcoming a new and very influential ally: the Sierra Club.