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The Eiffel Tower in Paris is resplendently lit up for the New Year. (Reuters) -Photos from around the world

Y2K fixers: What's next
With their millennium milestone behind them, the legions of federal and private consultants who battled the Y2K bug are looking to parlay their credentials into new jobs.

World celebrates Y2K
Europe's millennium party began in Moscow. The first 2000 baby was born in New Zealand. The bug is out of sight. See how revellers around the world rang in the new year.

The Changing Faces of Boston Millennium Project of First Night 2000 was a big hit while it was in the Boston Common. The project was created by the Boston Youth Fund Mural Crew. (Globe Photo / Dominic Chavez)

Headlines

01/04/00
-Banks returning extra cash to Fed
-Business and markets survive Y2K
-Food banks seeking food stored for Y2K
-Glitch delays many flights
-Satellite post fixed after Y2K glitch
-Unexpected rewards result from Y2K

01/03/00
-Calamity-free New Year's brings collective sigh
-Chiliad killjoy takes the pulse of the nation
-Financial world gets its real test today
-Smackfest worthy of becoming a tradition

01/02/00
-Biggest test of Y2K readiness to unfold as people get back to work
-Across the country: business as usual
-Getting back to business: Cheers, jeers for New Year
-News analysis: Specialists say preparation killed potential Y2K 'bug'
-The view from Rome: Pope speaks of post-Cold War calm
-The missed apocalypse: US, Russian experts exult at avoiding atomic misunderstanding

01/01/00
-Shribman: We survived, now make a fresh start
-Move into Y2K goes off smoothly
-After the party, new beginnings
-Networks capture world's sense of joy and hope as year turns
-Early word online: 'Whew!'
-FAA chief in air as air-traffic system hits 2000 uneventfully
-Around world, few Y2K incidents are reported
-Not a flicker as utilities switch year

12/31/99
-Algerian arrested in Brooklyn held without bail
-Russians, Americans cooperate on nuclear issue
-5 held in Boston; link to suspect eyed
-US agents fan out in questioning
-Last-minute stockpiling seen around Boston

12/30/99
-Five arrests made in Boston as part of bomb probe
-FAA makes last-minute Y2K software fix
-The first word on Boston's First Night
-First Night 2000: A sampler

12/29/99
-Y2K bug bites UK company
-Mass. Statehouse staying open
-NH police say threat received
-Seattle cancels New Year's gala
-Boston set for fete, Mayor Menino says
-Area hospitals say they're set for Y2K