But legal experts said that the presentation allowed Microsoft to delay cross-examination until after a lunch break and to allow Mr Gates to give a broad overview of his written testimony.

BBC: Gates cool on the stand

This delay is meant to give the securities industry a break.

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Delay highlights the risks of debt default and a euro-zone break-up.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

After a rain delay Paul Nixon was caught at second slip, then after another break, this time for bad light, Jim Allenby was yorked by Kabir Ali.

BBC: Magoffin unsettles Foxes batsmen

Ancic appeared refreshed after another rain delay but his second double fault came just at the wrong time, allowing Federer to break for a 6-5 lead.

BBC: Ruthless Federer races past Ancic

"You wouldn't think after the ship nightmare, that on the bus ride to New Orleans, the bus would break down, " passenger Jacob Combs said after the bus arrived in New Orleans following a 45-minute roadside delay.

CNN: Triumph passengers head home as ship heads for repairs