LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Saturday, July 9th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM) today comments on the decision of an ICSID tribunal in the arbitration between PMI and Uruguay regarding two regulations that Uruguay implemented in 2009. PMI brought the case under Uruguay’s 1988 investment protection treaty with Switzerland, which provides a neutral forum for dispute resolution. Marc Firestone, Philip Morris International Senior Vice President and General Counsel, said: “For the last seven years, we have already been complying with the regulations at issue in the case, so today’s outcome doesn’t change the status quo. We’ve never questioned Uruguay’s authority to protect public health, and this case wasn’t about broad issues of tobacco policy. The arbitration concerned an important, but unusual, set of facts that called for clarification under international law, which the parties have now received. We thank the Tribunal f ... Read more »

Project Continues to Digitally Preserve Humankind’s Cultural Heritage with Latest Technology TOKYO & ROME - Friday, July 8th 2016 [ME NewsWire] (BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Vatican Apostolic Library, Digita Vaticana, NTT DATA Corporation and Canon Inc. today announced their agreement to present special faithful reproductions of a rare 1,600-year-old manuscript to the first 200 people/organizations who donate 500 euros or more to support an ongoing project that is using NTT DATA technology to digitally archive thousands of manuscripts at the Vatican Library. The reproductions will give the beholders the impression of looking at the original masterpiece. Donations should be made to Digita Vaticana (www.digitavaticana.org), a nonprofit organization that raises funds for the Library’s digitization project. Beginning today, reproductions, certified by the Library, can be booked by making a donation, and Digita Vaticana will distribute this special gift to donors and supporters of the project in ... Read more »