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[ponchi101]

Never been to Nicaragua, but have been several times to Costa Rica (just below). The Caribbean coast is nowhere near ready to handle a hurricane.
Very sorry for them.

[Suliso]

Can one truly be ready for a major hurricane?

[ponchi101]

I meant the infrastructure. The Caribbean coast is full of wobbly, fragile buildings that are built out of wood and very flimsy materials.
Of course, ER units are also needed, and down here, we are famous for those being underfunded. But, for example, I would much rather be in Curazao for a hurricane, which has proper building codes and sturdy constructions, than in Honduras or Nicaragua. Plus, the C. America coast seldom saw these events. Now they are more frequent; the island of San Andres, which belongs to Colombia but is off the coast of Nicaragua, was flattened a few years ago because they had never seen a hurricane before. Constructions were unable to withstand the winds.

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[ponchi101]

But.
The new European right-wing is NOT hiding what they are. They are not pushing one ideology while they campaign, and then impose another after taking over.
I agree, they are showing what they are. But they did that during the campaign. It is no surprise.

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Financial Times
@FinancialTimes
5 hours ago
UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked after just 38 days in office
Liz Truss, UK prime minister, has sacked chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng as she prepares to carry out a dramatic U-turn on his 'mini' Budget.

[the Moz]

Truss' days at No. 10 are numbered. They were always going to lose the next General Election to Labour. But this past month has been a train wreck for Liz and pretty much ensures they won't be at the helm of the Conservative Party when that GE happens.

Sir Keir for PM by year's end

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[ponchi101]

Serios here, again. Has a tax cut EVER, in any country, re-charged an economy?

[ti-amie]

Serios here, again. Has a tax cut EVER, in any country, re-charged an economy?

Never.

[ti-amie]

BBC has extensive coverage

Evin prison fire: Gun shots and sirens heard at notorious detention centre
Published
55 minutes ago

By Alex Binley
BBC News
A fire has broken out at Iran's notorious Evin prison, with footage posted online showing flames and smoke billowing from the area.

Gun shots, explosions and alarms have been reported as coming from the jail, the primary site for detaining political prisoners.

An official quoted by state media said "criminal elements" were to blame, but that the situation was under control.

Iran has been gripped for weeks by anti-government protests.

They first erupted last month when anger over the death in police custody of 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian Mahsa Amini boiled over. Officials say she died from an underlying health condition, but her family say she died after being beaten by morality police.

BBC Persian's Rana Rahimpour says we do not yet know if the situation at the prison is linked to the recent demonstrations, but it easily could be because hundreds of the protesters have been sent to Evin. Inmates there will be fully aware of how intense the situation is in the country, Ms Rahimpour reports.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63271817