By AFP | AFP – Wed, Aug 8, 2012
View PhotoStandard & Poor's cut Greece's debt rating outlook to negative Tuesday, saying …
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The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has stopped the sale of a brand of tapioca balls commonly used to make Taiwan bubble tea in Singapore. In a Facebook post on Monday, the AVA said it had informed the local importers of Sunright brand tapioca balls -- commonly known as "pearls" -- to withdraw them from sale.
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Standard & Poor's cut Greece's already junk-level debt rating outlook to negative Tuesday, saying the worsening economy and political challenges could soon force another downgrade.
"The negative outlook reflects the potential for a downgrade if shortfalls in Greece's 2012 deficit and arrears targets established under the current EU/International Monetary Fund program are not met by new funding or other relief" from key creditors, S&P said.
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