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Pyongsong’s city center. (Bjørn Christian Tørrissen) “The official salary from my workplace is about 30,000 North Korean won a month. But feeding our family of four takes more than 800,000 won a month.” A factory worker in North Korea told Daily NK this recently. Do the math. Saving an entire salary without spending a single won would take more than two years and would only cover one month of food for the family. Firewood, electricity, transportation, children’s education and medical costs push the math even further out of reach. Living on an official salary alone is essentially impossible, the factory…

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The airport expansion is establishing a connected economic and residential zone that could shape Dubai’s next decade of real estate demandThe AED128 billion ($35 billion) expansion of Al Maktoum International Airport is accelerating investor interest across southern Dubai, as aviation, logistics, employment and residential development begin to form a new real estate growth corridor.The future airport is designed to accommodate up to 260 million passengers annually, alongside 12 million tonnes of cargo, five parallel runways and more than 400 aircraft stands. Its first major phase is expected to provide capacity for approximately 150 million passengers a year, making the development…

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Selected Financials H1 2026 vs. H1 2025, at Constant Exchange Rates Operating income up 9.6%, at CHF 892.7 million Net operating income up 10.0%, at CHF 806.6 million Operating expenses decreased by 6.8% to CHF 438.9 million, excluding transformation costs (TC) associated with the Scale Up 2027 program EBITDA excluding TC up 40.2%, at CHF 367.6 million EBITDA margin, based on net operating income and excluding TC increased to 45.6%, up from 35.8% Group net profit of CHF 191.7 million (H1 2025: CHF 40.3 million; Adjusted Group net profit H1 2025: CHF 109.6 million) Markus Habbel, CFO SIX: “We are very pleased to report record operational performance for the first half of…

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Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LRRecurring revenues from Winlevi® up 38%, Lialda® up 35%, and CDMO up 14% year-over-year Clascoterone Phase III 12-month data support chronic use, with regulatory submissions underway in the US and in Europe Debt-free with more than €205 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments Investor call today at 3 pm CET Dublin, Ireland–(Newsfile Corp. – July 23, 2026) – Cosmo N.V. COPN (FSE: C43) (“Cosmo”), a global leader in AI-driven healthcare and specialty pharmaceuticals, today reported financial results for the first half of 2026. During the period, the Company delivered double-digit growth in…

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Jul 23, 2026  | Read Time :10 Mins XMR Investment Type Crypto Risk Level Action Rec. Price (US$)  Cryptocurrency Market Round-UpTypically, cryptocurrencies are termed as digital currencies and use blockchain technology to record every transaction. Monero (XMR) is a leading privacy-focused cryptocurrency designed to facilitate secure, untraceable, and censorship-resistant transactions. Unlike many digital assets, Monero emphasizes privacy by default through advanced cryptographic technologies, including ring signatures, stealth addresses, and Ring Confidential Transactions (RingCT), which obscure transaction details and user identities. By concealing the sender, receiver, and transaction amount, Monero offers a significantly higher level of financial privacy and anonymity compared…

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Africa’s long-term prosperity will depend less on how the continent responds to issues of migration and more on how it expands economic opportunity, strengthens regional integration and enables more people to participate meaningfully. That was the key message from MTN Group President and CEO Ralph Mupita during the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation (KMF) Winter Seminar, where leaders from government, business, the diplomatic corps, academia and civil society gathered to examine the relationship between migration, development and Africa’s future. “The future of Africa will not be determined by the borders that separate us, but by the economic opportunities that connect us. Governments…

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