Ebola case confirmed in Glasgow hospital

A healthcare worker who has just returned from West Africa has been diagnosed with Ebola and is being treated in hospital in Glasgow.

The woman, who arrived from Sierra Leone on Sunday night, is in isolation at Glasgow's Gartnavel Hospital.
All possible contacts with the case are being investigated, including on flights to Scotland via Heathrow.
UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt confirmed that the woman would be taken to a specialist unit in London.
She will be flown from Glasgow and taken to the Royal Free Hospital in north London "as soon as we possibly can," Mr Hunt said.
The hospital has a specialist isolation unit and treated William Pooley, the British nurse who contracted and recovered from Ebola.
Low risk Mr Hunt said the government was doing "absolutely everything it needs to be" to keep the UK safe.
He insisted NHS processes "worked well" after the woman starting exhibiting symptoms.
The health secretary added: "We are also reviewing our procedures and protocols for all the other NHS workers who are working at the moment in Sierra Leone."
Charity Save the Children confirmed the woman was an NHS health worker who was working with them at the Ebola Treatment Centre in Kerry Town, Sierra Leone.
The organisation's humanitarian director, Michael von Bertele, said: "Save the Children is working closely with the UK government, Scottish government and Public Health England to look into the circumstances surrounding the case."
At a news conference in Glasgow, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon stressed that the risk to the general public was very low.
She added that the patient was thought to have had contact with only one other person since arriving in the city, but that all passengers on the flights the woman took will be traced.
Ms Sturgeon said: "Apart from other passengers on the flights and obviously the hospital staff since this patient's admittance to hospital, she, the patient is thought to have had contact with only one other person in Scotland since returning to Scotland last night and that person will also be contacted and given appropriate reassurance."

Glasgow Ebola case

Patient flight details - 28 December

• Flight AT596 from Freetown, Sierra Leone, to Casablanca
  
• Flight AT0800 from Casablanca to London Heathrow
  
• Flight BA1478 from London Heathrow to Glasgow, arriving 23:30
  

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Alisdair MacConachie, of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, said: "She's being managed in an isolation facility by staff who are comfortable managing patients in such a situation. She herself is quite stable and is not showing any great clinical concern at the minute."

NHS Scotland said infectious diseases procedures had been put into effect at the Brownlee Unit for Infectious Diseases at Gartnavel.
Ebola is transmitted by direct contact with the bodily fluids - such as blood, vomit or faeces - of an infected person.
The patient returned to Scotland from Sierra Leone late on Sunday via Casablanca and London Heathrow, arriving into Glasgow Airport on a British Airways flight at about 23:30.
While public health experts have emphasised that the risks are negligible, a telephone helpline has been set up for anyone who was on the BA 1478 Heathrow to Glasgow flight. The number is: 08000 858531
The woman had been admitted to hospital early on Monday morning after feeling unwell and was placed into isolation at 07.50.

 
What are the symptoms?
 

The Ebola virus causes a range of painful and debilitating symptoms

The early symptoms are a sudden fever, muscle pain, fatigue, headache and sore throat.
This is followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, a rash and bleeding - both internal and external - which can be seen in the gums, eyes, nose and in the stools.
Patients tend to die from dehydration and multiple organ failure.

A British Airways spokesman said: "We are working closely with the health authorities in England and Scotland and will offer assistance with any information they require.
"The safety and security of our customers and crew is always our top priority and the risk to people on board that individual flight is extremely low."
Ms Sturgeon has chaired a meeting of the Scottish Government Resilience Committee (SGoRR) and has also spoken to Prime Minister David Cameron.
Mr Hunt is to chair a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee on Monday evening.

The patient had travelled from Freetown in Sierra Leone via Casablanca

Ms Sturgeon said: "Our first thoughts at this time must be with the patient diagnosed with Ebola and their friends and family. I wish them a speedy recovery.
"Scotland has been preparing for this possibility from the beginning of the outbreak in West Africa and I am confident that we are well prepared."
Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer for England, said: "It is important to be reassured that although a case has been identified, the overall the risk to the public continues to be low.
"We have robust, well-developed and well-tested NHS systems for managing unusual infectious diseases when they arise, supported by a wide range of experts. The UK system was prepared, and reacted as planned, when this case of Ebola was identified."

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Nato marks Afghan mission change

Nato has formally ended its 13-year combat mission in Afghanistan - heralding the start of a new phase of support for local Afghan troops.

Commanders lowered the flag during a ceremony in Kabul - raising the flag of the new mission named Resolute Support.
"We have lifted the Afghan people out of the darkness of despair and given them hope for the future," mission commander Gen John Campbell said.
Nato's Afghan deployment began after the 9/11 attacks against the US.
From 1 January the alliance's role will shift to a mainly training and support mission for the Afghan army.
Sunday's ceremony was low-key - held inside a gymnasium at the alliance headquarters away from the public.
A military band played as the flag of the International Security and Assistance Force (Isaf) was lowered in the presence of senior military personnel from both sides.
Unfurling the new flag, Gen Campbell said the mission "will serve as the bedrock of an enduring partnership" between Nato and Afghanistan.
"We honour coalition and Afghan fallen in this mighty struggle, those who paid the price for Afghanistan's freedom," he said, adding: "The road before us remains challenging but we will triumph."
At its peak, the US-led Isaf deployment involved more than 130,000 personnel from 50 countries.
But from 1 January, it will bring together around 12,000 men and women from Nato allies and 14 partner nations.
"The security of Afghanistan will be fully in the hands of the country's 350,000 Afghan soldiers and police. But Nato allies, together with many partner nations, will remain to train, advise and assist them," said Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a statement.
More than a decade after this long and expensive mission began, the Taliban are still active and gaining in strength, launching a number of attacks in recent months, says the BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Kabul.
This year has been the bloodiest in Afghanistan since 2001, with at least 4,600 members of the Afghan security forces dying in the fight against the Taliban.
It underscores the challenges that lie ahead of the Afghan security forces, our correspondent says.
Nearly 3,500 foreign troops have been killed since the beginning of the Nato mission.

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Cameroon air strikes on Boko Haram

Cameroon has carried out its first air strikes against militant Islamist group Boko Haram after it over-ran a military base and attacked five villages, an army spokesman has said.

The military repelled the attacks and regained control of the base, he added.
The spokesman did not confirm local media reports that the militants had killed at least 30 people.
The Nigeria-based group is increasingly carrying out cross-border raids, threatening Cameroon's security.
'Training camp dismantled' The latest fighting was the most intense, lasting for three days along several fronts, reports the BBC's Jean-David Mihamle from Cameroon's capital Yaounde.
About 1,000 militants attacked five villages, including Amchide, and seized the nearby Achigachia military base.
"After that, the head of state ordered the air force to carry out strikes. With the bombardment, the fighters were forced to decamp from Achigachia," army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Didier Badjeck is quoted by Reuters news agency as saying.
Last week, Cameroon said it had dismantled a Boko Haram training camp on its territory, and had seized 84 children who were being trained there.
More than 40 of its soldiers have been killed in fighting with Boko Haram this year, according to Reuters.
Boko Hara

m launched its insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria in 2009, saying it wanted to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state.
It recruits mainly unemployed youth and has seized large swathes of territory in Borno state, raising fears that it could launch an assault on its main city, Maiduguri.
At least 2,000 civilians have been killed by the group in Nigeria this year.
The kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in April from the town of Chibok in Borno state sparked international outrage.

• Founded in 2002
• Initially focused on opposing Western education - Boko Haram means "Western education is forbidden" in the Hausa language
• Launched military operations in 2009 to create Islamic state
• Thousands killed, mostly in north-eastern Nigeria - also attacked police and UN headquarters in capital, Abuja
• Some three million people affected
• Declared terrorist group by US in 2013

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Bangalore blast kills Indian woman

A home-made bomb exploded outside a restaurant in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, killing a woman who was passing by and injuring five others.

The blast on Sunday night took place in a busy area and the police have described it as a "terrorist attack".
Bangalore has been on alert since earlier this month when an engineer was arrested for allegedly running a pro-Islamic State Twitter account.
Since then, police have received several threats of retaliation.
Mehdi Masroor Biswas's Twitter account had tens of thousands of followers worldwide.
The blast took place on Church Street in the central business district at 20:38 India time (15:38GMT), reports BBC Hindi's Imran Qureshi in Bangalore.
Bhavani, the woman who died, was walking past the popular restaurant when the bomb placed outside its gate exploded.
Her nephew received shrapnel injuries on his left shoulder and is being treated in hospital.
"It is a professional job. The IED [improvised explosive device] and the timer is not the handiwork of an amateur. It is a terrorist organisation but we are yet to identify the group," a senior police official told BBC Hindi.
The blast has prompted a security alert in other Indian cities.
Bangalore, home to hundreds of IT companies including multinationals like IBM, Hewlett Packard and Microsoft, is considered a soft target for terror attacks and has had several low-intensity blasts in the past few years.
Last year, 16 people were injured in an explosion near the office of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In April 2010, the Indian Premier League cricket semi-finals were moved from Bangalore to Mumbai after two devices exploded outside Bangalore's Chinnaswamy Stadium.
In July 2008, one woman was killed and several others injured when seven bombs hit crowded areas of the city.

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Italy ferry fire: Scores awaiting rescue

More than 120 people are still awaiting rescue on the deck of a blazing Italian ferry amid freezing temperatures off the Greek island of Corfu.

Helicopter crews have been winching small groups of people to safety despite gale-force winds.
The Italian coast guard said 356 of the 478 people on board had been evacuated by early Monday after a fire broke out on a car deck on Sunday.
One person is confirmed dead but a passenger has said he saw more bodies.
The Italian navy said that the body of a Greek man and his injured wife had been removed from the ship, Norman Atlantic which had been travelling from Patras in Greece to Ancona in Italy.
It is unclear how the man died but the Greek coastguard told AP that both passengers had been found trapped in a lifeboat escape chute.
The first rescue ship carrying 49 people arrived at the Italian port of Bari early on Monday morning.
A Turkish man who was on board told local reporters that he was sure that he had seen more bodies.
"I saw four people dead, with my own eyes," he said.
Hypothermia Helicopters crews fitted with night vision equipment worked through the night to rescue passengers despite difficult conditions. One hundred people were taken off the ferry during the night, the Italian coast guard said.
Italian Air Force helicopter pilot, Maj Antonio Laneve told Italian state TV that "acrid smoke" had filled his helicopter cabin, making the rescue even more challenging.
Most of the rescued passengers have been transferred to nearby ships, although some have been taken directly to hospital.
Three children and a pregnant woman are among those being treated in hospital for hypothermia, according to the Associated Press news agency.
Passengers described panicking as the heat rose, then freezing as they stood on decks awaiting rescue.
The wife of one of the cooks told journalists she had had a call from her husband saying: "I cannot breathe, we are all going to burn like rats - God save us."
Another passenger told Greek TV station Mega: "We are outside, we are very cold, the ship is full of smoke, the boat is still burning, the floors are boiling, underneath the cabins it must be burning since 5 o'clock, the boats that came (to rescue us) are gone, and we are here. They cannot take us."
The BBC's James Reynolds says that emergency workers in the port of Brindisi had waited late into the night for rescued passengers to arrive but strong winds had forced rescue vessels to try to dock elsewhere on the Italian coast.
Coast Guard Adm Giovanni Pettorino said that a member of the Italian military had been injured during the rescue.
Nearby merchant vessels aligned themselves in formation to protect the ship from waves and facilitate the rescue.
"This is a complicated rescue mission. The visibility is poor and the weather conditions are difficult, but we are confident because there are a good number of ships in the area," Greece Merchant Marine Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis said.
Mr Varvitsiotis later told reporters the fire had been brought partly under control.
Most of those on board were Greek. Greek maritime official Nikos Lagadianos told AP that 234 passengers and 34 crew members were from Greece.
Others came from Italy, Turkey, Albania, Germany and several other countries. Four British nationals have been rescued from the stricken ferry, according to the UK Foreign Office.
It is not yet clear what caused the fire.
The chief executive of the Visentini group that owns the vessel, Carlo Visentini, said the ferry had passed a recent technical inspection despite a "slight malfunction" in one of the fire doors, Italy's Ansa news agency reports.
"The tests confirmed that the boat was in full working order," he said, adding that the fire door had been repaired "to the satisfaction of the inspectors".
Ferries are an important mode of transport between Greece's hundreds of islands as well as neighbouring countries.

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Ice warnings as temperatures fall below zero across UK

Temperatures have plunged below freezing in parts of the UK amid warnings that drivers could face treacherous conditions on icy roads.
The lowest recorded temperature was almost -5C in Perthshire overnight with "widespread" frost hitting large areas of the UK, the BBC Weather centre said.
The Met Office issued yellow warnings to "be aware" of ice in all areas.
Widespread icy patches could form on untreated surfaces, especially where snow has fallen, the Met Office said.
Forecasters predict the temperature could drop below freezing even in southern cities on Sunday night and could fall as low as -10C in rural areas.
It follows wintry showers across northern Ireland, Wales and eastern England on Saturday, with the town of Leek in Staffordshire recording the day's heaviest snowfall of 12cm (4.7in).
The Met Office has warned drivers to take extra care on the roads.
A section of the M62 near Huyton was closed after an accident. In Derbyshire, part of the A6024 near High Peak was closed and in south Yorkshire the A631 near Beckingham was closed - both because of ice.
BBC Weather's Philip Avery said some of the lowest recorded temperatures overnight had been in areas where snow had already fallen.
He said temperatures had fallen to below freezing in parts of northern Scotland, while in much of England, Wales and Northern Ireland it was either close to or below zero.
Meanwhile, a cold weather alert for parts of England has been issued, with the Met Office saying there is a 90% chance that severe weather until 12:00 GMT on Wednesday could "increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services".
The amber - level three - alert is one below a national emergency and indicates social and healthcare services should target "high-risk" groups, such as the very young or old, or those with chronic diseases.

How to drive in snow and ice

 

• Balance your speed - too fast and you risk losing control, but if you go too slow you risk losing momentum
• Start gently in second gear, avoiding high revs. Stay in a higher gear for better control
• Only use the brake if you cannot steer out of trouble
• Increase the distance at which you follow other vehicles
• Plan your journey around busier roads, which are more likely to have been gritted
• On a downhill slope, get your speed low before you start the descent, and do not let it build up
• In falling snow, use dipped headlights or fog lights, but switch off if conditions improve

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She's been a beauty queen and model, but Cybill Shepherd is probably best known for her outstanding acting career.
 
She her film debut in the 1971 film, The Last Picture Show - but most of us probably know her from the TV detective series Moonlighting.
In a wise-cracking script, she sizzled with co-star Bruce Willis - a chemistry which was apparently not mirrored in real life.
After the series finished in 1989, she went on to star in the long-running sitcom, Cybil, about a hard-working forty-something actress.
The series has now been released as a boxed set of DVDs
Cybill Shephard came into the Breakfast studio on Wednesday - and found Dermot was a fan of her first ever film performance

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Pakistan's Ajmal to miss World Cup

Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has withdrawn from Pakistan's World Cup squad as his bowling action is yet to be cleared by the International Cricket Council.

Ajmal, 37, Pakistan's top wicket-taker for the past three years, was suspended from bowling by the ICC in September.
Banned Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is to undergo checks before potentially applying to the ICC for an official test on his bowling action.
Teams have to name their final 15-man World Cup squads by 7 January.
Ajmal, who had been named in Pakistan's preliminary squad, will continue remedial work on his action and play domestic cricket until he has satisfied himself he can take the ICC test.
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan said: "Ajmal withdrew himself.
"We were aware that if he took the official ICC test in a bid to make the World Cup squad and failed it he could be suspended from playing for one to two years and that would mean the end of his career."
Ajmal was Worcestershire's leading wicket-taker last season with 63 wickets to help them win promotion from Division Two of the County Championship.
Meanwhile, Naveed Akram Cheema has been appointed Pakistan's team manager for a second time for their upcoming tours, including the World Cup, in place of Moin Khan, who will remain as the chief selector.
The 2015 cricket World Cup takes place in Australia and New Zealand from 14 February to 29 March.

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Egypt bans Exodus Hollywood film

Egypt has banned a Hollywood film based on the Biblical book of Exodus because of what censors described as "historical inaccuracies".

The head of the censorship board said these included a claim that the Pyramids were built by Jews, and that an earthquake, not a miracle by Moses, caused the Parting of the Red Sea.
Exodus: Gods and Kings stars Christian Bale as Moses.
There have also been reports that the film is banned in Morocco.
Although the state-run Moroccan Cinema Centre (CCM) had given the film the green light, media reports said that officials had decided to ban the movie from being screened the day before its premiere.
Exodus, which cost a reported $140m (£89m) to make, took $24.5m (£15.5m) on its debut weekend.
Mixed reviews The biblical epic, which stars Christian Bale as Moses, overtook the third instalment of The Hunger Games, following three weeks at number one. However, it has had mixed reviews.
Time called it a "cinematically uninspired retelling of the Moses story", Vulture said it was "as uneven as Ridley Scott's career", while the New York Times described it as "both woefully insufficient and much too much".
The film's opening fell well short of other modern biblical epics, including Darren Aronofsky's Noah which took $43.7m (£27.7m) on its opening weekend in March and 2004's The Passion of the Christ, which took $83.3m (£52.9m).

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Queen's Christmas speech emphasises reconciliation

She spoke of the impact of the Scottish independence referendum, and also paid tribute to the moment German and British soldiers put down their weapons and met on Christmas Day 1914.
"Sometimes it seems reconciliation stands little chance... but the Christmas truce reminds us peace and goodwill have lasting power," she said.
The royals earlier attended church.
In her speech, the head of state said Christ's example taught her to "respect and value all people of whatever faith or none".
She said many felt "great disappointment" and others "great relief" after the Scottish vote which rejected independence, and "bridging these differences will take time".
In contrast, the Queen said she was reminded that Northern Ireland had already begun the journey to heal divisions when she visited a Belfast prison turned visitor attraction centre in

June.
he began her speech by talking about a sculpture of a man and woman embracing by Josefina de Vasconcellos and called Reconciliation.
"While my tour of the set of Game Of Thrones may have gained most attention, my visit to the Crumlin Road Gaol will remain vividly in my mind," she said.
"What was once a prison during the Troubles is now a place of hope and fresh purpose; a reminder of what is possible when people reach out to one another, rather like the couple in the sculpture."
As the Queen spoke, footage of the visit was shown including the monarch walking through the famous building with Stormont First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness - both of whom spent time in its cells in the 1970s or 1980s.

She described sport as a "wonderful way of bringing together people and nations" and this year's Commonwealth Games, staged in Glasgow during the summer, was highlighted as an example.
Images of injured servicemen and women and veterans who took part in the Invictus Games, organised by Prince Harry, were shown competing.
The Queen also reflected on the ceramic poppy tribute to World War One casualties and those who are helping to tackle the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
The hugely popular poppy installation at the Tower of London was "a reminder of the grief of loved ones left behind", she said.
The monarch also revealed how she had been "deeply touched" by those who treated victims of Ebola.
The Queen described how the life of Jesus Christ was an "inspiration and an anchor in my life".
"Christ's example has taught me to seek to respect and value all people, of whatever faith or none," she said.
As the Royal Marines band played to signal the end of the address, the Queen said: "On that chilly Christmas Eve in 1914 many of the German forces sang Silent Night, its haunting melody inching across the line.
"That carol is still much-loved today, a legacy of the Christmas truce, and a reminder to us all that even in the unlikeliest of places hope can still be found.
"A very happy Christmas to you all."

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Currencies of The Countries

Afghanistan	Afghani
Albania	Lek
Algeria	Dinar
Andorra	Euro
Angola	New Kwanza
Antigua and Barbuda	East Caribbean dollar
Argentina	Peso
Armenia	Dram
Australia	Australian dollar
Austria	Euro (formerly schilling)
Azerbaijan	Manat
Bahamas	Bahamian dollar
Bahrain	Bahrain dinar
Bangladesh	Taka
Barbados	Barbados dollar
Belarus	Belorussian ruble
Belgium	Euro (formerly Belgian franc)
Belize	Belize dollar
Benin	CFA Franc
Bhutan	Ngultrum
Bolivia	Boliviano
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Marka
Botswana	Pula
Brazil	Real
Brunei	Brunei dollar
Bulgaria	Lev
Burkina Faso	CFA Franc
Burundi	Burundi franc
Cambodia	Riel
Cameroon	CFA Franc
Canada	Canadian dollar
Cape Verde	Cape Verdean escudo
Central African Republic	CFA Franc
Chad	CFA Franc
Chile	Chilean Peso
China	Yuan/Renminbi
Colombia	Colombian Peso
Comoros	Franc
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Congolese franc
Congo, Republic of	CFA Franc
Costa Rica	Colón
Côte d'Ivoire	CFA Franc
Croatia	Kuna
Cuba	Cuban Peso
Cyprus	Cyprus pound
Czech Republic	Koruna
Denmark	Krone
Djibouti	Djibouti franc
Dominica	East Caribbean dollar
Dominican Republic	Dominican Peso
East Timor	U.S. dollar
Ecuador	U.S. dollar
Egypt	Egyptian pound
El Salvador	Colón; U.S. dollar
Equatorial Guinea	CFA Franc
Eritrea	Nakfa
Estonia	Kroon
Ethiopia	Birr
Fiji	Fiji dollar
Finland	Euro (formerly markka)
France	Euro (formerly French franc)
Gabon	CFA Franc
Gambia	Dalasi
Georgia	Lari
Germany	Euro (formerly Deutsche mark)
Ghana	Cedi
Greece	Euro (formerly drachma)
Grenada	East Caribbean dollar
Guatemala	Quetzal
Guinea	Guinean franc
Guinea-Bissau	CFA Franc
Guyana	Guyanese dollar
Haiti	Gourde
Honduras	Lempira
Hungary	Forint
Iceland	Icelandic króna
India	Rupee
Indonesia	Rupiah
Iran	Rial
Iraq	U.S. dollar
Ireland	Euro (formerly Irish pound [punt])
Israel	Shekel
Italy	Euro (formerly lira)
Jamaica	Jamaican dollar
Japan	Yen
Jordan	Jordanian dinar
Kazakhstan	Tenge
Kenya	Kenya shilling
Kiribati	Australian dollar
Korea, North	Won
Korea, South	Won
Kuwait	Kuwaiti dinar
Kyrgyzstan	Som
Laos	New Kip
Latvia	Lats
Lebanon	Lebanese pound
Lesotho	Maluti
Liberia	Liberian dollar
Libya	Libyan dinar
Liechtenstein	Swiss franc
Lithuania	Litas
Luxembourg	Euro (formerly Luxembourg franc)
Macedonia	Denar
Madagascar	Malagasy franc
Malawi	Kwacha
Malaysia	Ringgit
Maldives	Rufiya
Mali	CFA Franc
Malta	Euro
Mauritania	Ouguiya
Mauritius	Mauritian rupee
Mexico	Mexican peso
Moldova	Leu
Monaco	Euro
Mongolia	Tugrik
Montenegro	Euro
Morocco	Dirham
Mozambique	Metical
Myanmar	Kyat
Namibia	Namibian dollar
Nauru	Australian dollar
Nepal	Nepalese rupee
Netherlands	Euro (formerly guilder)
New Zealand	New Zealand dollar
Nicaragua	Gold cordoba
Niger	CFA Franc
Nigeria	Naira
Norway	Norwegian krone
Oman	Omani rial
Pakistan	Pakistan rupee
Palau	U.S. dollar used
Palestinian State (proposed)	New Israeli shekels, Jordanian dinars, U.S. dollars
Panama	balboa; U.S. dollar
Papua New Guinea	Kina
Paraguay	Guaraní
Peru	Nuevo sol (1991)
Philippines	Peso
Poland	Zloty
Portugal	Euro (formerly escudo)
Qatar	Qatari riyal
Romania	Leu
Russia	Ruble
Rwanda	Rwanda franc
St. Kitts and Nevis	East Caribbean dollar
St. Lucia	East Caribbean dollar
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	East Caribbean dollar
Samoa	Tala
San Marino	Euro
São Tomé and Príncipe	Dobra
Saudi Arabia	Riyal
Senegal	CFA Franc
Serbia	Yugoslav new dinar. In Kosovo both the euro and the Yugoslav dinar are legal
Seychelles	Seychelles rupee
Sierra Leone	Leone
Singapore	Singapore dollar
Slovakia	Koruna
Slovenia	Slovenian tolar; euro (as of 1/1/07)
Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands dollar
Somalia	Somali shilling
South Africa	Rand
Spain	Euro (formerly peseta)
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka rupee
Sudan	Dinar
Suriname	Surinamese dollar
Swaziland	Lilangeni
Sweden	Krona
Switzerland	Swiss franc
Syria	Syrian pound
Taiwan	Taiwan dollar
Tajikistan	somoni
Tanzania	Tanzanian shilling
Thailand	baht
Togo	CFA Franc
Tonga	Pa'anga
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago dollar
Tunisia	Tunisian dinar
Turkey	Turkish lira (YTL)
Turkmenistan	Manat
Tuvalu	Australian dollar
Uganda	Ugandan new shilling
Ukraine	Hryvna
United Arab Emirates	U.A.E. dirham
United Kingdom	Pound sterling (£)
United States	dollar
Uruguay	Uruguay peso
Uzbekistan	Uzbekistani sum
Vanuatu	Vatu
Vatican City (Holy See)	Euro
Venezuela	Bolivar
Vietnam	Dong
Western Sahara (proposed state)	Tala
Yemen	Rial
Zambia	Kwacha
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwean dollar

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