Whaling states near power on panel
To the dismay of conservationists, pro-whaling countries appeared set to take a majority on Monday in the International Whaling Commission for the first time since a moratorium on whaling was imposed
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
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The first race-based medicine
With the unanimous endorsement of an expert advisory committee last week, a heart-failure drug aimed specifically at African-Americans moved a big step closer to regulatory approval. If the Food and
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U.S. wins a round on warming
Drafts of a joint statement being prepared for the leaders of the major industrial powers show that the administration of President George W. Bush has succeeded in removing language calling for
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It's the least we can do for our world
There have always been protected areas, though not always for the same reasons. Robin Hood poached deer in the Royal Sherwood Forest, an area protected for royal hunting parties. The Yellowstone and
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EU fines AstraZeneca on patents
AstraZeneca was fined Euro 60 million by the European Union for blocking competition with its stomach ulcer medicine Losec, once the world's best selling drug. The antitrust authorities at the
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Icelander in fight to save salmon
The French Embassy parlor churned with talk of fish. The American, French, German and Spanish ambassadors were rubbing shoulders with ruddy Irish drift netters and British anglers in blue blazers,
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Farm grants face scrutiny
Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg said that cuts to agricultural handouts will be on the table during European Union leaders' summit talks this week. Parliament's economic and monetary
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Genes help Africa's farmers
Every year Kenya's corn farmers lose about 15 percent of their crop to the stem borer, an insect that drills into the corn stalk. Farmers who can afford it douse their corn repeatedly with
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China can control AIDS, prime minister tells UN
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China has said a top United Nations official that China is capable of controlling its exploding HIV/AIDS epidemic, state media said. "China is still facing serious
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Possible mad cow threatens return of U.S. beef to Asia
second potential case of mad cow disease in the United States cast doubt on whether the Bush administration could regain crucial Asian markets that have shunned U.S. beef.The U.S. Agriculture