Europe steps into era of single currency
Europe entered a new era on Friday as 290 million people in 11 countries adopted a single currency which will sweep away their national money and give the continent a powerful influence on the world stage.

Americans still wary of millenium bug: Poll
Nearly half of Americans surveyed in a new poll said they will avoid traveling by plane on or around January 1, 2000, when experts fear air traffic control could be snarled by major computer failures.

Apple may spring surprises at MacWorld show
The rumour mills are churning again with speculation about what Apple Computer Inc co-founder Steve Jobs has up his sleeve for next week's MacWorld Expo, the big trade show for the Macintosh faithful.

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