● US, Cuba restore ties after 50 years | Reuters
● Experts on N. Korea see regime’s fingerprints on Sony attack | LA Times
● Putin’s Economic System Frays Further | Bloomberg
● North Sea oil industry ‘close to collapse’ | BBC
● Global life expectancy has ‘increased by 6 years since 1990’ | MNT
● German Business Confidence Rises With Growth Signs | BusinessWeek
● Swiss Central Bank to Adopt a Negative Interest Rate | NY Times
● British Retail Sales Growth Accelerates Unexpectedly | RTT
● Greece faces crisis on prospect of snap election | CNBC