Friday, November 27, 1998
Exxon in talks to buy Mobil; deal likely next week
Exxon Corp, the world's largest energy company, is in talks to acquire rival Mobil Corp, the second largest US oil company, in a stock transaction, sources familiar with the deal said. The companies have not yet determined an acquisition price for Mobil, and it was thought they were still evaluating the value of the proposed deal.
It's hard to say sorry
Japan is reluctant to apologise for its wartime conduct in China because it doesn't feel guilty, analysts say, warning the dark history will haunt Tokyo into the next millennium.
LTTE radio targets broadcast at troops
Voice of Tigers (VoT), the clandestine radio service of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, has launched a Sinhala service targeted at soldiers engaged in Operation Jayasekuru.
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