In any event, Kosovo's Albanians have plenty of experience of running their own affairs in adverse conditions.

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In the 30th running of the event, run in cool, overcast conditions, the half marathon world record-holder finished 1:50 ahead of Kimutai with Morocco's Jaouad Gharib third.

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Although heaters are minimized to conserve battery range, Consumer Reports rated a Volt test car at a paltry average 25 miles of electric-only running before the gasoline engine kicked in under cold Connecticut winter conditions.

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Bus drivers started their fifth walkout since December on Saturday in a long-running dispute with government over terms and conditions.

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The two sides have been involved in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions.

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All three matches were played in wet and wild conditions which hindered the free-running, open style they play, but Claassens insists that cannot be used as an excuse as they aim for a win that would see them leapfrog fourth-placed Sarries.

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Spanish high-street retailer Zara has been accused of allegedly accepting slave-labor working conditions supplanted by more than 30 of its outsourced plants running in Brazil.

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"Oscar has been out running on a number of isolated occasions in the days following the relaxation of his bail conditions, but each time has been very difficult and he has struggled immensely with the decision to even leave the house, " Arnold Pistorius said.

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One test site, in Galway Bay, is up and running, and IBM has been working with SEAI there already to monitor wave conditions, acoustics, marine life and pollution levels in and around the bay.

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