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Sri Lanka Riots: How The Tiny Indian Ocean Island Nation Got Into Such A Mess

Global UpfrontJul 15, 2022July 15, 20220

The chaos in Sri Lanka has deepened after the country’s president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, fled to the Maldives. The president and his family left Colombo on

Sri Lanka’s Dynasty Felled By Mass Protests Is Already Plotting Its Next Comeback

Global UpfrontJul 12, 2022July 12, 20220

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s nephew Namal Rajapaksa is already thinking of how the dynasty can restore its reputation For years, Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa dynasty

Mass protests in Communist Cuba amid economic crisis fueled by food shortages and high prices

Global UpfrontJul 12, 2021July 12, 20210

By Ed Augustin & Daniel Montero in Havana, The Guardian, Sun 11 Jul 2021 The biggest mass demonstrations for three decades have rippled through Cuba,