Cold, hard euros: Venezuela turns to European cash after U.S. sanctions
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CARACAS (Reuters) - From supermarket checkouts in the capital Caracas to electronics stores in the central city of Maracay, Venezuelans struggling with hyperinflation and a deep economic crisis are turning to a new form of payment: euros in cash.Runaway inflation that has made even large piles of the local bolivar currency worthless - combined with the socialist government's relaxation of restrictions on the use of foreign currency - has encouraged Venezuelans to turn to dollar bills for..