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Qatar’s Marathon Woes

Qatar’s Marathon Woes

Forcing your country’s migrant workers to partake in a marathon probably isn’t the best way to show the international community you’re serious about labor reform. That’s a lesson that Qatar might have to learn the hard way.

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And the Winner of Liberia’s 1st Qualified Men’s Marathon is…

And the Winner of Liberia’s 1st Qualified Men’s Marathon is…

An Ethiopian by the name of Mehari Gebre. But no matter, young Liberian Lucy Massaquoi,16, took the gold in the women’s event and a fun time was had by all. The event, which was held on August 28th, was the brain-child of BHP Billiton, the Australian mining and energy giant who has recently taken a […]

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