Word: britain
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Operating under a secret pact with Britain and France, Israeli armies overrun the Sinai Peninsula. Franco-British forces move in to "protect" the Suez Canal. Under U.S. and Soviet pressure, Britain and France soon withdraw, and Israel pulls out nearly a year later. A U.N. force is installed to guard the Egyptian-Israeli border...
...public disagrees. According to a poll published by the newsmagazine L'Express, 33% of Frenchmen consider West Germany their "best friend." The U.S. is in second place with 22%, followed by Belgium (20%) and Britain...
...still a leader in the field it pioneered. Not so. In the early 1960s the U.S. spent up to .5% of its gross national product on foreign aid but today allocates only .27%. Sweden gives 1.01% of its G.N.P., and Denmark donates .6%. Thirteen nations, including France, Canada, Belgium, Britain, West Germany and Austria give a larger share than the U.S. Says Gilligan: "Last year the people of the U.S. lost more money at the gambling tables in Nevada than we have in our development assistance programs. We spend more money on dog food than...
...added that his squad will play in a five day round-robin tournament against teams from Gibraltar, Morocco, and Britain...
...Cabinet post, the next Prime Minister of Zimbabwe/Rhodesia, as the country is to be known, will almost certainly be Muzorewa, who leads the largest of the black nationalist parties. Even so, only South Africa has agreed to recognize the majority regime after the April vote. Neither the U.S. nor Britain is likely to support the new entity...