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By Reuters Staff (Repeats to correct numbering in slug keyword used by media subscribers) TOKYO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Japan’s Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto has emerged as the preferred candidate to succeed Yoshiro Mori as president of the Tokyo 2020 organising committee after he stepped down last week, public broadcaster NHK said. Mori’s recent resignation over sexist remarks is the latest blow for the Summer Games, already been marred by an unprecedented delay and strong public opposition in the face of coronavirus fears. The panel will ask Hashimoto if she wishes to take the position,...

路透新闻部 2 分钟阅读 (Corrects currency to U.S. dollars from Canadian dollars in headline, value of capital cost estimate in paragraph 5) Feb 12 (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc on Friday forecast higher costs for its long-contested pipeline replacement project, citing regulatory and permitting delays, winter construction and COVID-19 protocols, among other reasons. Line 3, built in the 1960s, ships crude from a Canadian oil hub in Edmonton, Alberta, to U.S. Midwest refiners, and carries less oil than it was designed for because of age and corrosion. Replacing the pipeline would allow Enbri...

French Health Minister Olivier Veran went to the eastern area of Moselle on Friday to try to contain highly contagious COVID-19 variants as regional authorities called for a local lockdown.

By Reuters Staff (Refiles to make para 6 read “upgraded” rather than “downgraded”) Feb 10 (Reuters) - New Zealand authorities early on Thursday urged residents along its northern coast to avoid beaches and shore areas after a strong earthquake struck southeast of the Loyalty Islands in the Pacific. The New Zealand National Emergency Management Agency said people should get out of the water, off beaches and away from harbours, rivers and estuaries in areas from Ahipara to Bay of Islands, Great Barrier Island and from Matata to Tolaga Bay. “We expect New Zealand coastal areas to exper...

(Fixes typo in paragraph two) PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - French waste and water management firm Veolia vowed on Monday to press ahead with its bid for smaller rival Suez despite new legal hurdles and a government warning over the increasingly hostile takeover battle. The standoff between the two historic competitors and heirs to 19th century water companies that have become global firms has descended into a series of tit-for-tat manoeuvres as Suez tries to fend off Veolia. Veolia, which has argued that merging would better equip the companies to face rivals emerging in China, upped the ante aga...