Health & Science

• 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.

• Tuesday, May 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Former Chilean president named special envoy on climate change

  

  The former president of Chile, the first woman Prime Minister of Norway and the President of the 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly were named on Monday Special Envoys for Climate Change by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has made the issues one of his top priorities.

• Monday, April 30th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Climate Change Meeting Opens In Thailand

  

  Delegates at a major climate meeting debated Monday how to rein in rising greenhouse gas emissions that could threaten hundreds of millions with hunger and disease in the coming decades.

• Sunday, April 29th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Britain: Homes damaged in quake

  

  Several families remain in emergency accommodation after an earthquake struck a corner of Britain, causing power cuts and damaging dozens of home.

• Sunday, April 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Deadly quake and “mini tsunami” strike south Chile

  

  Search and rescue efforts continued in Region XI Sunday, one day after a substantial earthquake and subsequent “mini tsunami” struck near the towns of Puerto Aysén and Puerto Chacabuco. So far authorities have located the bodies of three people who were swept away Saturday by massive waves in the Aysén Fjord. Seven others are still missing.

• Thursday, April 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Global Warming Threatens Natural Wonders

  An environmental group said Thursday some of the world's greatest natural treasures are threatened with destruction because of global warming - from the Great Barrier Reef to the Amazon rain forests and the unique ecosystem of the Mexican desert.

• Saturday, March 31st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Floods in Argentina leave 11 dead and 55.000 evacuees

  

  Persistent rainfall and floods in central and east Argentina have killed eleven people and forced the evacuation of at least 50.000 according to the latest Saturday official reports from the affected provinces.