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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,...

How body language spoke as loudly as the words in Trump-Harris debate

Body language spoke as loudly as the words as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump clashed in their election debate in Philadelphia.The performance by Ms...

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner divorce finalised – as judge declares marriage ‘irretrievably broken’

The divorce between Jonas Brothers singer Joe Jonas and his estranged wife Sophie Turner has been approved, five years after the pair got married.Florida...

Campbell’s to drop soup from company name after 102 years

Bosses at Campbell Soup Company, whose cans feature in one of Andy Warhol’s best known 1960s pop artworks, have announced plans to drop ‘soup’...

Harris tells Trump ‘Putin would eat you for lunch’ as presidential candidates clash in TV debate

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have clashed over issues including abortion, the economy and illegal immigration in their first - and possibly only -...

Family of US activist shot dead by Israeli forces says Biden has not called

The family of the American activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi said on Tuesday that neither the White House nor Joe Biden had called to offer...

US actor who voiced Master Splinter in original Ninja Turtles series dies

US voice actor Peter Renaday, best known for his role as Master Splinter in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, has died aged...