World war, national decline and the English football team
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England's national soccer team has not won a major competition since its World Cup victory in 1966, which has led to a national debate about the relationship between England's footballing techniques and its international prestige. England's performance in Euro '96 could have political ramifications.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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Le jour de gloire est reparti
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Some influential French celebrities, including Danielle Mitterrand, wife of the president, want to change the revolutionary lyrics of 'La Marseillaise' to reflect the gentler, kinder France of today.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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So English of him
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A new exhibition of Van Gogh implies that his work in London, beginning in 1873, was the most influential artistic period of his life.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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