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The average corporate recipient sifts through 105 emails a day, according to IBM's Email Deliverability Report. A study published by the Nielsen-Norman Group reveals that email users typically spend about 51 seconds reading a single newsletter. This means emails already take up 1.5 hours from the daily schedules of contacts like decision-makers in your managers business list.

Prosecutors in Brazil are demanding $10.6bn (£6.8bn) from US oil company Chevron for environmental damage caused when one of its oil wells leaked off the coast of Rio de Janeiro. The prosecutors also asked the court to immediately suspend the operations of Chevron and its drilling contractor, Transocean, in Brazil. Brazil has already fined Chevron $28m for the spill on 8 November. A Chevron official said the company had not yet been notified of the suit. The prosecutors who brought the case argued that "Chevron and Transocean weren't capable of controlling the damages from a spill of 3,000 barrels of oil, which proves a lack of environmental planning and management".

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Police in Belgium have discovered a woman's body at the home of a gunman who went on the rampage in the city of Liege, killing four people and himself. The body was found in a shed at Nordine Amrani's property, a justice official told Belgian radio. Amrani launched his attack with guns and hand grenades in a busy marketplace in Liege on Tuesday, causing panic among Christmas shoppers. Nearly 125 people were wounded, some critically.

A collection of jewels owned by the late Dame Elizabeth Taylor has fetched $116m (£74.9m) at a New York auction. Christie's sale of 80 items had been estimated to raise about $20m (£13m), but took more than double the record for a single collection. The highlight was a necklace featuring a 16th Century pearl which sold for $11.8m (£7.6m), a record for the gem. The actress' famous 33.19-carat diamond ring, given to her by Richard Burton, also sold for $8.8m (£5.7m).

The Syrian National Council, a coalition of groups opposed to President Bashar al-Assad, is holding its first congress in Tunisia. About 200 members of the SNC are meeting near the capital Tunis in a bid to further unify the Syrian opposition. Correspondents say delegates hope the council will emerge looking more like a government-in-waiting. Earlier, thousands of anti-government protesters again took to the streets across Syria following Friday prayers. Activists said at least six people had been killed by security forces in the central city of Homs, which has become a focal point for unrest.

Carl Froch is aiming to restore British pride when he fights American Andre Ward in the final of the Super Six tournament in Atlantic City. In the past 12 months, British boxers have lost nine world title fights and won only two. "We're due a win, aren't we?" Froch, 34, said. "If you're a roulette table, eventually a red will come in. We've had eight blacks on the spin. "I want to put us back on the world map. We can't be a nation of losers." He added: "I have to bite down on to my gum-shield even harder because I've got to restore Britain's pride." Amir Khan, Matthew Hatton, Ryan Rhodes, John Murray, Brian Magee, Matthew Macklin, David Haye and Darren Barker have all lost fights abroad this year

It's easy to understand why Bears running backMarion Barber doesn't want to talk to the media right now: He was the goat in Sunday's loss in Denver, with one costly mistake setting up the Broncos' game-tying field goal, and another costly mistake setting up the Broncos' game-winning field goal. But NFL players are required to talk to the media whether they want to or not, and the NFL may fine Barber if he doesn't talk to reporters soon.

Republican presidential candidates are in Iowa for the final TV debate before the state's keenly anticipated nominating contest next month. With seven candidates remaining, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is surging in many opinion polls in Iowa. But he is under attack from close rival, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. The eventual Republican nominee will challenge Democratic President Barack Obama in next November's elections.

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Scientists have developed a vaccine that protects mice against a deadly form of the Ebola virus. First identified in 1976, Ebola kills more than 90% of the people it infects. The researchers say that this is the first Ebola vaccine to remain viable long-term and can therefore be successfully stockpiled. The results are reported in the journal Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences. Ebola is transmitted via bodily fluids, and can become airborn. Sufferers experience nausea, vomiting, internal bleeding and organ failure before they die.

The Duke of Edinburgh has been taken to hospital after suffering chest pains, Buckingham Palace has said. Prince Philip was treated for a blocked coronary artery and a successful "invasive procedure of coronary stenting" was performed. The duke, aged 90, had been taken from Sandringham to the cardiothoracic unit at Papworth Hospital in Cambridgeshire. The Royal Family had been gathering at Sandringham, a traditional royal retreat in Norfolk, for Christmas.