U.S., Britain and France Strike Syria Over Suspected Chemical Weapons Attack

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U.S., Britain and France Strike Syria Over Suspected Chemical Weapons Attack Video Trump Announces Airstrikes Against Syria In an address from the White House, President Trump said the United States and European allies sought to punish Syria’s president for a suspected chemical attack.
By U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT on Publish Date April 13, 2018. Photo by Tom Brenner/The New York Times. Watch in Times Video » embed WASHINGTON — The United States and European allies launched airstrikes on Friday night against Syrian research, storage and military targets as President Trump sought to punish President Bashar al-Assad for a suspected chemical attack near Damascus last weekend that killed more than 40 people.
Britain and France joined the United States in the strikes in a coordinated operation that was intended to show Western resolve in the face of what the leaders of the three nations called persistent violations of international law. Mr. Trump characterized it as the beginning of a sustained..

Tests reveal substitute ingredients in supermarket own-brand pestos

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Which? found pestos contained cheaper alternatives to the traditional ingredients, such as sugar and carrot fibre
Italian pesto sold by UK supermarkets contains substitute and often cheaper ingredients such as sunflower oil, carrot and even bamboo fibres, an investigation has found.
A test of 12 own-brand standard and premium pestos – all made in Italy – found a range of additions to the sauce's traditional four key ingredients of basil, pine nuts, parmesan and olive oil.
Which? found all of the standard pestos were made with between 42 per cent and 49 per cent basil, but also contained cheaper alternatives to the traditional ingredients such as cashew nuts instead of pine nuts, or a mix of both.
Read more Mothercare sales drop even further as fewer people visit its stores Olive oil was also substituted with sunflower oil, and parmesan with less expensive Grana Padano and Pecorino Romano cheeses.
All of the standard pestos, apart from Waitrose's £1.35 version, used th..