101.   Justice Minister Fernando Olivera said the auction would procede as scheduled on Friday, despite a late Thursday ruling from a judge ordering a temporary halt.

102.   Malaysian Deputy Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced Wednesday a temporary halt to the intake of Indonesian workers following a riot last week.

103.   Officials addressed the slum-dwellers Monday, calling for calm, but brought only a temporary halt to the violence.

104.   Railway officials said train runs came to a temporary halt in Hokkaido, following the earthquake Sunday.

105.   The defense ministry on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to firing range practice until after the current dry spell is over.

106.   The court ordered a temporary halt to the policy after deciding it was in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.