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Coverage dated July 21, 2022

Rajapaksa ally named PM in Sri Lanka as protest site cleared

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A Rajapaksa political ally has been appointed Sri Lanka’s prime minister. Friday's appointment came hours after army troops and police forcefully cleared the main protest site occupied for months by

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  1. The Buffalo News

    Rajapaksa ally named PM in Sri Lanka as protest site cleared (opens The Buffalo News)

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    A Rajapaksa political ally has been appointed Sri Lanka’s prime minister. Friday's appointment came hours after army troops and police forcefully cleared the main protest site occupied for months by

  2. Delaware Public Media

    Rajapaksa ally named Sri Lanka's prime minister after capital protest site cleared (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Sri Lankans have taken to the streets for months demanding their leaders resign over the economic crisis. The protests forced out former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last week.

  3. NBC News

    Rajapaksa ally named prime minister in Sri Lanka as protest site is cleared (opens NBC News)

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    Dinesh Gunawardena was appointed hours after security forces dispersed demonstrators angry at the former president and his family over the South Asian nation’s economic crisis.

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