For experienced ultra-runners the challenge of self-sufficient running in the extreme heat of the Sahara is too good to ignore.

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The appeal is the latest development in a long-running legal battle between the regulator and the diversified Sahara Group, which recently purchased the Plaza Hotel building in Manhattan.

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SEBI's latest move escalates a long-running battle between the regulator and the Sahara Group, which has interests in several industries like media and real estate, and owns the The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan.

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The United Nations warns that hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee their homes and millions more are at risk of running out of food in the Sahel, the area bordering the Sahara, which is experiencing a severe drought.

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