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Grilled eel, a popular summer delicacy in Japan, is behind a department store food poisoning incident that has left more than 140 people sick and one dead, the store’s president said. Shinji Kaneko of Keikyu Department Store in Yokohama — about an hour from Tokyo — apologized after the customers, …

Heavy rains from Monday night have inundated several areas in Ha Long City, home to the world’s famous Ha Long Bay in northern Vietnam, with water levels as deep as 1.2 m. The water has invaded people’s homes by Tuesday, submerging vehicles and belongings. The flooded areas include Hong Ha, …

The Olympic men’s triathlon was postponed just hours before it was due to get under way on Tuesday after last-ditch water quality tests in the River Seine revealed unhealthy pollution levels, organizers said. General view of the river Seine and Alexander III Bridge as workers remove a buoy after Triathlon …