seasons change fast in the kalahari.e clan feasts on the rainy season's bounty, a lookout spots trouble. an enemy clan is approaching. and is threatening clinky's family. she has just given birth. but boldly, clinky leads her clan into the skirmish. the enemy is forced to flee. time heals. and at the end of the season, miss bean reappears. will her mother take her back? without pups to feed, miss bean is no longer a threat. and so, is forgiven. the meerkat family is made whole again. for

. >>> rio tibto has accepted a bid for kalahari shares. kalahari's main asset is its 42.5% stake in australia's access resources which owns one of the world's largest uranium deposits. let's do a quick check on shares and see how rio tinto in australia is down. down 0.6%. in london, up 0.9% and kalahari minerals up 0.2%. >>> angela merkel is flying to china today. she's expected to explain the decision made by eu leaders in brussels. merkel will attempt to persuade beijing and others financial institutions to invest in germany and the wider eurozone. >>> russia has post posted a pr drop, roche down 1.4% after missing fourth quarter outlook. the swiss with drugmaker is banking on new drugs releasing this year. they're plannin to acquire u.s. company lumina which will strengthen their position in the market. >>> and a former boss of the royal bank of scotland has been stripped of his nighthood. fred goodwin can no longer be called sir because of his role of the collapse in the bank of 2008 which led to a taxpayer bailout. he joins a motley c