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Over 100,000 have fled Nicaragua since brutal 2018 crackdown, says UN | Global development

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Global development This article is more than 3 years oldOver 100,000 have fled Nicaragua since brutal 2018 crackdown, says UNThis article is more than 3 years oldExodus expected to continue from Central American country, amid fears of repeat of state and police repression More than 100,000 people have fled persecution in Nicaragua, with numbers set to rise, two years after the country was plunged into social and economic crisis, the UN’s refugee agency warned. Read More...

The Hothouse review

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Harold PinterReviewTrafalgar Studios, LondonHarold Pinter was, among many other things, a comic writer; and I would distrust any Pinter evening that didn't make us laugh. But, richly pleasurable and boundlessly funny as Jamie Lloyd's new production of this early Pinter play is, I feel it misses something of its chilling political undertow. The history of The Hothouse is that Pinter wrote it in 1958, put it to one side and only rescued it from oblivion in 1980. Read More...

The magic number: how many people have you slept with?

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SexFrom a 40-year-old virgin to a role-play devotee, real people reveal everything they’ve learned between the sheets Warning: adult content What’s your number? Tell us about your experiences anonymously ‘You didn’t go all the way unless you were stupid, because it would ruin your life’Jane, 81, three partners My grandmother was a Victorian and wouldn’t mention the lavatory. For her, sex would have been something a woman endured rather than enjoyed. Read More...