News Headlines - 13 February 2015

▽Germany fuels hopes for eurozone recovery - FT.com

The eurozone’s troubled economy grew faster than expected in the final quarter of last year, raising hopes it could finally strengthen in 2015 after years of near-stagnation.

▽BBC News - Ukraine crisis: Fierce fighting after Minsk peace deal

Intense fighting has been reported in eastern Ukraine, a day after a peace deal was reached in Minsk.

▽Japan PM ex-adviser praises apartheid in embarrassment for Abe | Reuters

A former adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has praised apartheid as a model for how Japan could expand immigration, prompting the government's top spokesman on Friday to emphasize that Japan's immigration policy was based on equality.

▽Why the Fifty Shades of Grey book is better than the film | Daily Mail Online

You can't escape Fifty Shades of Grey at the moment as its promotional machine has been gearing up for the film's release this weekend.
But despite the book's huge global success, critics have called the film adaptation boring, drawn-out and a turn-off.

▽The 10 worst musicals of all time - Telegraph

1 Carrie (1988)
2 Which Witch (1992)
3 Bernadette (1990)
4 The Fields of Ambrosia (1996)
5 Jeeves (1975)
6 Moby Dick (1992)
7 Twang!! (1965)
8 The Hunting of the Snark (1991)
9 Children of Eden (1991)
10 Oscar Wilde (2005)