21.   A showdown at parliament may be temporarily averted, because its members have decided to postpone the opening of the latest session, which had been scheduled for Monday.

22.   Authorities postponed school openings to ensure the illness does not spread to children.

23.   But the United Nations postponed its opening.

24.   Dr Wong King-keung confirmed that a suggestion to postpone the opening had been discussed at the board meeting.

25.   However, delays in the timetable of the agreement could postpone the opening.

26.   The pipeline was originally scheduled to begin full operations in August, but the opening was postponed over customs and oil quality disputes.

27.   With more than half the first and second division clubs failing to pay by the required date, the FAA postponed the opening of the season.

28.   Heavy rains began pelting the region last night and postponed the opening of the first game of the World Series in New York.

29.   Historians on Saturday greeted with disappointment the Vatican decision to postpone the opening of sensitive archives regarding the controversial role of Pope Pius XII during the Holocaust.

30.   Algerian authorities postponed the opening Saturday of the trial of Abdelkader Hachani, leader of the outlawed Islamic Salvation Front, officials said.