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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,...

Search continues for Arizona woman missing after Grand Canyon flash flood

Search crews were combing the Colorado River at Grand Canyon national park again Sunday for an Arizona woman missing after a flash flood days...

In a broken world, I need my fix of watch repairs | AL Kennedy

Lately, I’ve been lying awake in the small hours, hypnotised by watch repair videos – pinions, train wheel bridges, pallet forks, barrel arbors, the...

‘Sip, return, repeat’: US city tackles throwaway cup culture with first-of-its-kind system

A line of purple, plastic cups grows longer on the counter at Avid Coffee as Sam Gearhard takes orders at the Petaluma, California, store...