16-Dec-2013 10:46

Threatwatch: Chikungunya virus spreads in the Americas - New Scientist :: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24757-threatwatch-chikungunya-virus-spreads-in-the-americas.html

Dead men's pens: reinventing Wodehouse, Austen and Chandler - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7aa42476-60f6-11e3-916e-00144feabdc0.html

The old banks are returning but without their managers - Money Supply (blog) :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d1b4ddd4-632e-11e3-886f-00144feabdc0.html

Ten reasons to be optimistic about 2014 - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100250647/ten-reasons-to-be-optimistic-about-2014/

Many 'think coffee causes cancer' - NEWS.com.au :: http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/many-think-coffee-causes-cancer/story-e6frfkui-1226784168291

Ex-president returns in style - Sydney Morning Herald :: http://www.smh.com.au/world/expresident-returns-in-style-20131216-hv5wp.html

Google refuses to answer to British court over privacy lawsuit - South China Morning Post :: http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/technology/article/1381769/google-refuses-answer-british-court-over-privacy-lawsuit

75000 EU migrants cap proposed - Belfast Telegraph :: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/75000-eu-migrants-cap-proposed-29839437.html

Modern Slavery Bill: New legislation 'too narrow' - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25397016

Milton Keynes Winter Wonderland criticised by visitors - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-25397704

More than a million pictures from the British Library archive are put on Flickr - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2524455/More-million-pictures-British-Library-archive-Flickr.html

Israeli army shoots two Lebanese soldiers on border - Haaretz :: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.563810

China's lunar rover sends back first photos from moon - Economic Times :: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/chinas-lunar-rover-sends-back-first-photos-from-moon/articleshow/27459024.cms

Suitcase man may hold clue To missing teenager - Yorkshire Post :: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/main-topics/general-news/suitcase-man-may-hold-clue-to-missing-teenager-1-6318245

Harry Styles idolised David Beckham - RTE.ie :: http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2013/1216/493130-harry-styles-idolised-david-beckham/

Ben Blakeley charged with murder of 17-year-old Jayden Parkinson - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2524400/Ben-Blakeley-charged-murder-17-year-old-Jayden-Parkinson.html

28 children among 76 killed by Syria 'barrel bombs' - Hindustan Times :: http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/28-children-among-76-killed-by-syria-barrel-bombs/article1-1163072.aspx

BBC pay-offs: Executives 'lost the plot', says Hodge - BBC News :: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25397835

Paul Walker's funeral: Fast & Furious actor laid to rest in private service - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/paul-walkers-funeral-fast--furious-actor-laid-to-rest-in-private-service-9007091.html

British police tell Romanians 'don't come without jobs' - Telegraph.co.uk :: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/10518876/British-police-tell-Romanians-dont-come-without-jobs.html

British police visit Romania and tell Romanians "don't come unless you've got a ... - Romania-Insider.com :: http://www.romania-insider.com/british-police-visit-romania-and-tell-romanians-dont-come-unless-youve-got-a-job/111604/

What would you sacrifice for your pension? - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) :: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/graemearcher/100250675/what-would-you-sacrifice-for-your-pension/

Sports Personality of the Year 2013: Andy Murray takes BBC prize while Lions ... - The Independent :: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/sports-personality-of-the-year-andy-murray-takes-bbc-prize-while-lions-get-double-honours-9006470.html

Peter O'Toole, 'one of the giants of film,' dead at 81 - The Province :: http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Peter%2BToole%2Bgiants%2Bfilm%2Bdead/9290719/story.html

Nigeria's 'Father Christmas Diplomacy' and Madiba's Funeral - Vanguard :: http://allafrica.com/stories/201312160730.html

The Ashes, 3rd Test: Shane Watson sparkles before Australia declare in Perth - Daily News & Analysis :: http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-the-ashes-3rd-test-shane-watson-sparkles-before-australia-declare-in-perth-1935921

Ed Miliband takes aim at Britain's biggest housebuilders - Financial Times :: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e461132-6626-11e3-8675-00144feabdc0.html

Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine who maintained bitter lifelong rivalry with ... - Daily Mail :: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2524422/Oscar-winning-actress-Joan-Fontaine-maintained-bitter-lifelong-rivalry-sister-Olivia-De-Havilland-dies-sleep-aged-96.html

Israel Army Shoots 2 Lebanese After Soldier Killed - ABC News :: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/report-lebanese-army-fires-israeli-soldiers-21227028

Rodgers convinced by thriving Henderson - Eurosport.com ASIA :: http://asia.eurosport.com/football/rodgers-convinced-by-thriving-henderson_sto4050451/story.shtml

22 dead as bus plunges off Philippine highway - New Straits Times :: http://www.nst.com.my/latest/22-dead-as-bus-plunges-off-philippine-highway-1.434559