Body Shop ends talks on takeover by Omnilife

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Body Shop International PLC saw its share value fall by 16% after it ended takeover negotiations with Grupo Omnilife SA. Omnilife claimed it had already reached a preliminary deal to acquire Body Shop.

Strategy & planning, Miscellaneous retail stores, not elsewhere classified, Mexico, Cosmetics Retail, Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Stores, Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Wholesalers, Drugs, proprietaries, and sundries, Drugs Wholesale, Planning, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Wholesale industry, Wholesale trade, Cosmetics industry, Cosmetics stores, Drug wholesalers, Body Shop International PLC, Grupo Omnilife

Inside a major London mosque, extremism shows tenacity

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The al-Manaar Center, a moderate Muslim Mosque in London, England, under the influence of Idriss Boumzough, has become a place of controversy, hosting suspected Muslim extremists. After being heckled Mr. Boumzough resigned after losing support from the center's director Abdulkarin Khalil.

Public affairs, Political activity, Political aspects, London, England, Religious aspects, Muslims, Mosques

Digital age is set to hit U.K. with start of new BSkyB service

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British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSkyB) is launching on Oct. 1, 1998, its new satellite service called Sky Digital. The digital service, made possible by pouring in US$171 million in investments, will provide subscribers with around 150 video and music channels to choose from. Clearer picture and sound quality will also be availed from the service. BSkyB will offer the new digital service to British consumers in 1999 after it implements the 60-million pounds sterling advertising campaign it proposes to undertake to lure more subscribers.

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Is launching on 10/1/98 its new satellite service called Sky Digital

Services introduction, Satellite Telecommunications, Satellite TV Communications, Satellite television, British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, Article