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Police fire tear gas at election protesters in Sri Lanka, injuring 15The turmoil was caused by severe shortages of some foods, fuel, cooking gas and medicine, after Sri Lanka went bankrupt because it could not repay its foreign debt.PoliticsFeb 26, 2023
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Sri Lanka summons Canada’s ambassador after Ottawa sanctions top officialsSri Lanka is accusing Ottawa of caving to Tamil diaspora politics in sanctioning two former presidents and two military officers and said the decision "sets a dangerous precedent."CanadaJan 11, 2023
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Former Sri Lankan president returns home after fleeing country in JulySri Lanka's former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew into Colombo's Bandaranaike International Airport around midnight Friday from Bangkok via Singapore.WorldSep 3, 2022
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International Monetary Fund agrees to pull Sri Lanka out of bankruptcy, leader saysSri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said even though he as the prime minister had aimed to reach an agreement by early August, it has now been pushed back by a month.WorldJul 30, 2022
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Sri Lanka risks new turmoil as unpopular prime minister elected presidentSri Lankans have taken to the street for months to demand their president and his prime minister step down as the country spiraled into economic chaos.WorldJul 20, 2022
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Sri Lanka’s acting president declares state of emergency amid growing protestsUnder the emergency regulations, Ranil Wickremesinghe can authorize detentions, take possession of any property and search any premises.WorldJul 18, 2022
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Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe sworn in as interim president amid political chaosThe speaker of Sri Lanka's Parliament said lawmakers will convene Saturday to choose a new leader after Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned effective Thursday.WorldJul 15, 2022
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Sri Lanka crisis: President flees Maldives, protesters leave officesThe country’s rapid decline was all the more shocking because, before the recent crisis, the economy had been expanding, with a growing, comfortable middle class.WorldJul 14, 2022
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Sri Lankan president flees country amid political collapse and economic crisisSri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards left aboard a Sri Lankan Air Force plane bound for the city of Male, the capital of the Maldives.WorldJul 12, 2022
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Sri Lankan Canadians say president, PM resignations ‘long overdue’President of the Sri Lanka Canada Association of Brampton said leaders' resignations are "long overdue," but it's unfortunate that it took violence for the leaders to step down.CanadaJul 12, 2022
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