81.   Heavy rain delayed the opening of many voting stations for two hours but they were still jammed by midday.

82.   The Mucha line, whose opening has been delayed several times, was due to begin servicing the public early next year.

83.   The sect blamed Yokoyama for his failure to meet its demand to delay the opening of the trial, NHK quoted him as saying.

84.   The two routes are among several flight services whose formal opening has been delayed amid a bilateral aviation dispute.

85.   The state airline El Al has also delayed the opening of direct services between Tel Aviv and Amman for the same reason, the radio reported.

86.   Italian authorities had been prepared to reopen the tunnel in December, Lunardi said, but the opening was delayed after French authorities voiced security concerns.

87.   Khartoum responded by delaying the opening of its own consulates in Ethiopian cities, the paper said.

88.   Meanwhile, the Gulf state of Qatar said it would delay the opening of a trade office in Israel because of its concerns over the peace process.

89.   On Tuesday, the Helsinki stock exchange opening was delayed by two hours, also due to unspecified technical problems.

90.   Parliament, now in recess, had been scheduled to go back into session on Monday, but several MPs said that the opening had been delayed indefinitely.