Reuters Morning Digest: December 29, 2015

Click to View in Browser Tuesday, December 29, 2015 Deal reached to allow stranded Cuban migrants out of Costa Rica GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - Central American countries have agreed to a pilot program to start allowing thousands of Cuban migrants stranded in Costa Rica to continue onward to the United States from next month, governments in the region said on Monday. Britain needs 'rethink' on flood defense after swathes of England hit LONDON (Reuters) - Britain needs a 'complete rethink' of its flood defenses after towns, cities and countryside across northern England were inundated when rivers broke their banks in recent days, a government agency said on Monday. Oil hovers near 11-year lows on abundant supply, slowing demand LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices steadied not far off their 11-year lows on Tuesday, under pressure from slowing global demand and abundant supplies, with Saudi Arabia signaling no change to its oil policies and Iran preparing to ramp up exports. Database of 191 million U.S. voters exposed on Internet: researcher (Reuters) - An independent computer security researcher uncovered a database of information on 191 million voters that is exposed on the open Internet due to an incorrectly configured database, he said on Monday. Self-driving delivery robots could be Santa's new helper Fleets of small autonomous robots could soon become a familiar presence on public pathways with the advent of ground-based drones that aim to improve local delivery of goods and groceries. Former Skype co-founders have launched a new company, Starship Technologies, which is preparing to test their self-driving delivery robots in London. The as yet unnamed robots are small, safe, practical and free from CO2 emissions, according to the developers. "When you place your order online, as you do right Blatter gives up on FIFA, says fighting for his honor: Bunte ZURICH (Reuters) - Banned FIFA president Sepp Blatter feels "abandoned" by the global soccer body and will now focus on clearing his name, the 79-year-old Swiss told German magazine Bunte. Motorhead frontman, bassist 'Lemmy' dead at 70 (Reuters) - Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, the hard-living, hell-raising frontman of British heavy metal band Motorhead, has died at age 70 after recently being diagnosed with an aggressive cancer, the band said on its Facebook page on Monday. Russian officials get quirky holiday gift: a book of Putin's one liners MOSCOW (Reuters) - Some of Vladimir Putin's saltiest one liners have been turned into a book by his supporters who have sent a batch to the Kremlin touting it as the ideal holiday gift for patriotic Russian officials. Related Video Flood defences fail in historic British city Hundreds evacuated from Syria under UN deal Great Debate Arab sovereign wealth fund exodus just beginning Japan's outbound M&A wave will sweep up minnows A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2015 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook