Floundering SAA Needs Cash Injection To Avoid Liquidation – With South African Airways in desperate need of a cash injection, an industry expert says the airline must either “shed jobs or “increase routes”. [m&g]

U.S. And China Reach Climate Deal After Months Of Talks – China and the United States made common cause on Wednesday against the threat of climate change, staking out an ambitious joint plan to curb carbon emissions as a way to spur nations around the world to make their own cuts in greenhouse gases. [nyt]

Vanessa-Mae: Skiing Violinist Banned For Four Years – Violinist Vanessa-Mae has been banned from skiing for four years after results were manipulated to help her qualify for the Sochi Winter Olympics. [bbc]

Thousands of Putin’s Troops Now in Ukraine, Analysts Say – The fragile peace in Ukraine is being threatened by an influx of gear and armed men. What’s the Kremlin’s next step? [beast]

Shrien Dewani Told Anni Their Union Was ‘Not Natural’ Days Before She Was Murdered – Mr Dewani said he was “forcing” himself to feel happy about marriage in emails between the couple days after their wedding. [tele]

Morocco Ruled Out As Africa Cup Host Over Ebola Turmoil – Morocco was formally ruled out as host of next year’s African Nations Cup as promised clarity over which country will host the tournament failed to emerge from a Confederation of African Football (CAF) executive committee meeting in Cairo on Tuesday. [f24]

Senzo Meyiwa Murder Accused Must Get Lawyer: NPA – The NPA will decide on the way forward in the case of the man accused of killing Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa once he has a lawyer, it said on Monday. [tlive]

Study Finds High Levels Of HIV In Men Who Have Sex With Men – HIV prevalence is high among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the three largest cities of South Africa. [enca]

How China’s ‘Singles’ Day’ Notched $9 Billion In Sales On Alibaba – China’s anti-Valentine’s Day is the world’s biggest day for online shopping. [time]

Bats’ Link To Ebola Finally Solved – A new paper outlines five steps required for a virus to ‘spillover’ from bats to humans. But don’t just blame the bats—deforestation and hunting are to blame, too. [beast]

Ronaldo Refers To Messi As “Motherfucker” Behind His Back – According to Cristiano Ronaldo, the constant comparisons to and ranking of him and Lionel Messi are slightly annoying but ultimately disregardable facts of life. According to a new book, though, Ronaldo takes the rivalry much more seriously and has a whole behind-the-scenes protocol for how he and his teammates deal with the Barcelona forward. [deadspin]

North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un Seen Limping In Public [Video] – Following a long absence from the public eye, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears on state television, limping and using a walking stick. [tele]

Quentin Tarantino Reveals Plan To Retire After Movie No. 10 – The Kill Bill director said the next two films after his latest release may well be his last. [time]

There’s A Reason Why Nobody Touches Each Other On Downton Abbey – Have you ever wondered why the characters on Downton Abbey rarely touch each other? Oh, I bet you have. “I love Downton Abbey, I just…I wish there were more touching? Like, I wish the characters touched each others’ bodies more, If that makes sense.” God, you’re gross. Anyway, there’s a reason why they don’t, according to the show’s historical expert. [kinja]

Taylor Swift Blows Off The EMAs To See Her Brother Perform At Notre Dame – Though she was nominated for two MTV Europe Music Awards, Taylor Swift was too busy being a stellar sibling on Sunday night to worry about possibly collecting yet another trophy. [huff]

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