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Tupperware files for bankruptcy in US and hunts for new owners

Tupperware, the lossmaking 78-year-old American plastic food container brand, has filed for bankruptcy and is on the hunt for new owners as it attempts to lure younger customers.The company,...

Major pipeline fire outside Houston forces evacuations

Emergency responders are tackling a major pipeline fire in suburban Houston, Texas, as residents in some surrounding communities...

Four injured by police gunfire at New York City subway station

Four people were wounded at a New York City subway station on Sunday when police officers shot a...

Jackson 5 star dies

Tito Jackson, an original member of The Jackson 5 and brother of Michael Jackson, has died aged 70.Tito...

FBI investigating ‘apparent assassination attempt’ on Donald Trump

One person has been arrested and an assault rifle recovered after "an apparent assassination attempt" on Donald Trump,...

Funeral for slain Turkish American Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi draws hundreds

Hundreds of people waving Turkish and Palestinian flags gathered on Saturday for the funeral of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish American activist killed in...

Boston bust-up as bandmates brawl at Jane’s Addiction reunion gig

In the scene from Back to the Future where Michael J Fox plays Johnny B Goode on stage and gets so caught up in...

Joe Biden dismisses Russian threats during meeting with Keir Starmer

Joe Biden dismissed sabre-rattling threats made by Vladimir Putin as the US president met with the UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, at the White...

Hard to watch Boeing capsule leave space without us, Nasa astronauts say

Stuck-in-space astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said on Friday it was hard to watch their Boeing capsule return to Earth without them.It was...

Judge dismisses two criminal counts against Trump in Georgia election case

A Georgia judge on Thursday dismissed two criminal counts in the United States’ 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump and one other count...

Justin Timberlake set to appear in person for hearing in drunk-driving case

Justin Timberlake is expected to appear personally in court in the Hamptons on Friday in his drunk-driving case, amid reports that the pop star...