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June 22, 2018

First Westinghouse AP1000® Nuclear Plant Sanmen 1 Completes Initial Criticality

Westinghouse Electric Company, China State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) announced today that the world’s first AP1000 nuclear power plant located in Sanmen, Zhejiang Province, China has successfully completed initial criticality.

“Today"...

June 22, 2018

Philip Morris International Makes Call to Creative, Media and Communications Communities

Philip Morris International Inc. (“PMI”) (NYSE: PM), today announced a bold call to action for the creative, media and communications communities to embrace its ongoing commitment to creating a smoke-free world. As part of this initiative, PMI will offer smoke-free alternatives"...

June 22, 2018

Westinghouse Loads Fuel in Second AP1000® Nuclear Power Plant

Westinghouse Electric Company and its customers, China State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) and Shangdong Nuclear Power Company Limited (SDNPC) announced today that Haiyang Unit 1, the AP1000 nuclear power plant located in Haiyang, Shandong Province, China, has begun to load"...

June 22, 2018

First Modules Arrive for the KIPIC Al-Zour Project

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the first modules for the Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) Al-Zour project have arrived in Kuwait. Fluor is working with its joint venture partners to deliver two engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction packages for key process support units, utilities and infrastructure for the Al-Zour refinery project. Upon completion, the new complex is expected to be one of the largest refineries in the world and produce 615,000 barrels per day. Modules are being constructed at the COOEC-Fluor Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (COOEC-Fluor) fabrication yard in Zhuhai, China.......

June 22, 2018

Entrust Datacard Announces Ambitious Collaboration with IBM Security to Help Secure the Mobile Workforce

Entrust Datacard, a leading provider of trusted identity and secure transaction technology solutions, today announced an expanded integration with IBM MaaS360 with Watson, an industry-leading AI-enabled unified endpoint management (UEM) solution. As threats, capabilities and technology continue to evolve, the solutions we turn to for digital trust must protect — but also enable — a drive towards improved business outcomes that reduce IT costs and complexity through streamlined access mechanisms. Governments and mobile-first enterprises — those that want to use mobile technologies to access sensitive data while eliminating the......

June 21, 2018

The glorious food of Morocco

Morocco travelogues of the 1940s and 1950s were inevitably titled 'Morocco: Land of Mystery' or 'The Riddle of Morocco.'

But surely you can learn all you need to know about any country just by cooking"...

June 21, 2018

UN refugee official hails Morocco's immigration policy

Morocco's immigration policy enabled refugees to recover their dignity and contribute to wealth creation, Jean-Paul Cavalieri, the representative of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Morocco, said Wednesday.

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June 21, 2018

Morocco keeps key interest rate unchanged at 2.25%

Morocco's central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25 per cent on Tuesday and said it sees no need to intervene in the currency market, with the dirham's value stabilising in a more flexible exchange-rate system.

Inflation, driven mainly by food prices,"...

June 21, 2018

Morocco wheat production seen flat in 2018/19

Morocco's soft wheat is forecast to total 4.8 million tonnes in 2018/19, Mostafa Chari, Executive Assistant, Moroccan Cereals and Pulses Office (ONICL) said on Tuesday.

Total wheat production was little changed from the prior season when the soft wheat crop was at 4.89 million"...

June 21, 2018

Morocco helps ease burden on Gaza hospitals

Hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza have sought care at a military field hospital set up by Morocco that opened its doors June 12. The facility's goal is primarily to assist with medical care for Palestinians injured during the Great Return March in light of the medicine shortages and lack of resources at local hospitals. The medical equipment arrived on June 8 as part of an aid convoy led by Ahmed Tazi, Morocco’s ambassador to Egypt. Also arriving were 165 Moroccan physicians, nurses and media personnel, along with 56 tons of foodstuffs, which were delivered to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, and 25 tons of emergency medicines, which......