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Rating agency Moody's warned on Monday it may cut the triple-A ratings of France, the United Kingdom and Austria, while it downgraded the ratings of Italy, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia and Malta.

Rating agency Moody's warned on Monday it may cut the triple-A ratings of France, the United Kingdom and Austria while it downgraded the ratings of Italy, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia and Malta.

The cat, now named as Shanks, was greeted by thousands of cheering fans during last week's Liverpool-Tottenham Hotspur English Premier League match. Shanks is now housed at an animal rescue centre in Mereyside, north-west England.

Rating agency Moody's warned on Monday it may cut the triple-A ratings of France, the United Kingdom and Austria, while it downgraded the ratings of Italy, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia, Slovenia and Malta.

International business opportunities and trends depend on several broad factors: the economic growth of these countries, the ease of doing business there and the friendliness of their trade policies.

Samsung unveiled Monday the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 2, the Korean company's first tablet powered by Android 4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich.

Al-Sadah is the brother of bin Laden's Yemeni fifth wife Amal.

The Falkland Islands are back in the news just in time for the 30th anniversary of the Falkland Islands War, with grumblings of further dispute between Argentina and the UK threatening the Islands’ vital tourism industry.

There is another element to this ongoing drama – Greece’s resentment of Western Europe and the feeling that Greeks don’t feel like they are a part of Europe.

Last minute Valentine's Day gift shoppers hoping to surprise their paramours with a bouquet of balloons are in for a deflating surprise this year. A global helium shortage is causing supply-chain disruptions for gift shop owners, raising the possibility that there won't be enough of the lighter-than-air gas to fill out the tens of thousands of foil hearts, flowers and puppies gifted every February 14.

Shares of C&W closed up 44.51 percent to £28.54 ($45.02) on the London Stock Exchange.

Given that gold, U.S. bonds and the U.S. dollar remain safe havens during times of uncertainty, they cannot be ignored.

Paul McCartney closed out the 54th Grammys ceremony on Sunday night, with second half of the medley from the final recording of the Beatles' Abbey Road, and his name began trending on Twitter on Monday with people asking Who is Paul McCatney?

The fanzine Red Issue was distributed before United's game against Liverpool before police put a stop to it.

The race is on to discover life in the most remote and extreme environment known on Earth.

Scandal-hit Olympus Corp on Monday forecast a $410 million full-year loss due largely to its ailing camera operations, but strength in its endoscope business suggested its core division would emerge from the debacle unscathed and its president said it might try to go it alone without seeking outside capital.

China Investment Corp remains wary about investing in European government bonds despite a plea from Germany's chancellor, but will look for opportunities in infrastructure and real industrial projects, the head of the country's $410 billion sovereign wealth fund said on Monday.

The employment outlook in the UK is set to worsen as a third of private sector companies are planning to make redundancies.

European government bonds are not ideal for long-term investors such as China Investment Corporation , the head of China's $410 billion sovereign wealth fund said on Monday.

Japan's Olympus Corp, which is trying to recover from an accounting scandal that battered its balance sheet, forecast a 32 billion yen ($412 million) full-year net loss on Monday, dragged down in large part by its ailing camera business.

Bahraini riot police engaged in pitched battles with petrol-bomb throwing youths on Sunday as violence escalated ahead of Tuesday's anniversary of the uprising last year, while King Hamad mocked the opposition for its bad manners.