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2007-12-16 04:53:00

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP) - A hard-fought deal fixing a 2009 deadline for a new treaty to tackle global warming ran straight into trouble Sunday with the United States voicing "serious concerns" over its provisions. As negotiators headed home after two we

2007-12-16 03:21:00

WASHINGTON (AFP) - A small group of US experts stubbornly insist that, contrary to what the vast majority of their colleagues believe, humans may not be responsible for the warming of the planet Earth. These experts believe that global warming is a natura

2007-12-16 01:53:00

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Nearly 200 nations agreed at U.N.-led talks in Bali on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming after a last- minute reversal by the United States allowed a breakthrough. Washington said the agr

2007-12-16 01:45:22

Ovarian cancer is often difficult to detect Scientists have discovered why a treatment for ovarian cancer only works in half of the patients who have it. Paclitaxel shrinks ovarian tumours - but Cambridge University researchers found that patients lackin

2007-12-16 01:19:38

By Jane Elliott Health reporter, BBC News Violet was born 10 weeks premature Victoria Shiells has two healthy little girls - but she knows it could so easily have been a different story. For Chloe, now six, was born nine weeks prematurely and her little

2007-12-15 21:03:00

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Governments hailed a deal on Saturday to start negotiations to adopt a new climate pact, but environmental groups said the agreement lacked teeth. The deal binds the United States and China to greenhouse gas goals for the f

2007-12-15 20:35:31

Washington agreed to the roadmap only after being booed The US has said the climate change negotiating process it agreed to in Bali must ensure developing states take their fair share of emission cuts. The deal did not meet this principle fully, the Whit

2007-12-15 20:06:00

A deal has been struck at the UN climate change conference in Bali to cut greenhouse gas emissions - but campaigners say it will not be enough to save the planet. The agreement, which saw 187 countries pledge to work together on a "road map" to combat glo

2007-12-15 20:05:00

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Nearly 200 nations agreed at U.N.-led talks in Bali on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming after a reversal by the United States allowed a breakthrough. Washington said the agreement marked

2007-12-15 19:43:44

The deal should lead to better protection for tropical forests The US has said the climate change negotiating process it agreed to in Bali must ensure developing states take their fair share of emission cuts. The deal did not meet this principle fully, t