EUROPE'S NEW SINGLE CURRENCY HAS SURVIVED ITS FIRST WORKING DAY DESPIT...

World | January 3, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

Europe's new single currency has survived its first working day despite two strikes, three robberies and some confusion. Banking strikes in France and Italy and bank robberies in Greece and Ireland were said to be causing little major disruption, but there were teething problems, CNN reported. Early morning travellers faced some delays due to the unfamiliarity of the new coinage being used by more than 300 million citizens in the 12 eurozone countries.

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