13-Dec-2013 23:48

Uruguay is right to opt out of the world war on drugs - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c0172e4e-005d-11e3-9c40-00144feab7de.html

A taste of no-tech life in a post-apocalyptic bunker - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24752-a-taste-of-notech-life-in-a-postapocalyptic-bunker.html

Low interest rates to continue well into 2015, Bank of England speech indicates - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/13/low-interest-rates-2015-bank-of-england

Scientists create 'robotic sperm' controlled by magnets - New York Daily News :: http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/scientists-create-robotic-sperm-controlled-magnets-article-1.1546906

Tibetans displaced within region 'amid rampant mining' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25359391

Books: Scottish independence debated - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/bb629c1c-610b-11e3-b7f1-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp%3Dpublished_links%252Frss%252Flife-arts%252Ffeed%252F%252Fproduct

Pat Pilcher: The Pirate Bay sails to a new domain - New Zealand Herald :: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id%3D5%26objectid%3D11172176

Lee Rigby murder trial: Second defendant Michael Adebowale offers no evidence - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lee-rigby-murder-trial-michael-2924337

Watch your step! Hilarious CCTV footage shows escalator slips and trips - Metro :: http://metro.co.uk/2013/12/13/watch-your-step-hilarious-cctv-footage-shows-escalator-slips-and-trips-4229831/

Damian Lewis's spat with Harry Potter wizard Sir Ian McKellen was entertaining ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/10516125/Homeland-stars-insult-shows-why-actors-should-sometimes-keep-quiet.html

UPDATE 2-Gunmen kill Iranian gas workers in Iraq - witnesses - Reuters :: http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/12/13/iraq-oil-attack-idINL6N0JS3OW20131213

Nigella Lawson aides 'told to buy Charles Saatchi's books to get them up ... - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10515710/Nigella-Lawson-aides-told-to-buy-Charles-Saatchis-books-to-get-them-up-bestseller-lists.html

If You Drank Like James Bond, You'd Be Shaken, Too - NPR (blog) :: http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/12/13/250474378/if-you-drank-like-james-bond-youd-be-shaken-too

Controversial free school will be shut down next year because of poor teaching - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/free-school-close-michael-gove-2924512

How to Watch the Geminid Meteor Shower Tonight - Slate Magazine (blog) :: http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/12/13/geminid_meteor_shower_viewing_guide.html

Homelessness increases by 34 PER CENT under Coalition as soaring rents and ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/homelessness-increases-34-per-cent-2924560

Intel seen threatened as Google mulls own server chips - The Daily Star :: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Business/International/2013/Dec-14/240998-intel-seen-threatened-as-google-mulls-own-server-chips.ashx

UK introduces tougher English test for migrants - Indian Express :: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/uk-introduces-tougher-english-test-for-migrants/1207502/

Video: Prince Harry reaches South Pole and vows to celebrate with 'a few whiskies' - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/video-prince-harry-reaches-south-2924564

South Africa Plans Final Memorial for Mandela at Funeral in Qunu - Businessweek :: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-12-13/south-africa-plans-final-memorial-for-mandela-at-funeral-in-qunu

Dead Colorado school shooter wanted to confront teacher, sheriff says - CNN :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/13/us/colorado-school-shooting/

Oliver Holt's Ashes verdict: England's cricketing future is resting on Broad's ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/cricket/oliver-holts-ashes-verdict-englands-2924525

North Korea executes leader's powerful uncle in public purge - Reuters UK :: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/12/13/uk-korea-north-idUKBRE9BB19320131213

Cameron hits out as universities scrap 'segregation' of male and female students ... - Mirror.co.uk :: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/cameron-hits-out-universities-scrap-2924581

Ireland still faces challenges as unemployment too high: IMF chief - Irish Independent :: http://www.independent.ie/incoming/ireland-still-faces-challenges-as-unemployment-too-high-imf-chief-29837243.html

Review: 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' - CNN International :: http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/13/showbiz/movies/hobbit-desolation-smaug-review/

Beyonce announces, releases new album on same day; Billboard says it likely ... - Edmonton Journal :: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Beyonce%2Breleases%2BiTunesexclusive%2Balbum%2Bclosing%2Btrack%2BBlue/9283239/story.html

Sheriff: Shooter was looking for specific teacher - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2013/12/13/4015845/

'Saatchi paid staff to buy his book' - The Times (subscription) :: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article3948962.ece?CMP%3DOTH-gnws-standard-2013_12_13

Dennis Rodman will train North Korea's basketball team - USA TODAY :: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2013/12/13/dennis-rodman-north-korea-basketball-team-training/4014029/

Government shuts free school amid claims taxpayers' money was wasted - The Guardian :: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/dec/13/government-shuts-free-school-discovery-west-sussex