In Britain May the third was a bank holiday -- hence the one-day delay.

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Every day of delay is another one in which AstraZeneca can switch patients to its new "purple pill, " a follow-up called Nexium.

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Iran was set to resume uranium processing today, the day of the presidential inaugural, but then announced one more delay until early next week, ostensibly to allow the International Atomic Energy Agency time to get its monitoring equipment in place.

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But Nevil Road was staging an England v West Indies one-day international the following day - and the ECB granted special dispensation to delay the game.

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