Science & Technology – Week of 12.5.10

By CNN staff As a new round of French military strikes targeted Islamist rebels in Mali on Sunday, both sides of the fight said they

“We have lowered our long-term sovereign credit rating on the United States of America to ‘AA+’ from ‘AAA’ and affirmed the ‘A-1+’ short-term rating. * “We have

[Note from CAF: As currency wars intensify, expect more attention paid to clearance and settlement systems, particularly SWIFT.] The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication