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Jul 13, 2022

Sri Lanka’s president has fled. Protesters don’t like his replacement.

From the BBC World Service: Thousands of Sri Lankans have tried to storm the offices of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe after he became interim president of the country. Russian and Ukrainian delegations are in Turkey to discuss ways to get millions of tons of grain exported from Ukraine. We hear how Nigeria is working to plant more coconuts in an effort to cut its reliance on imports.

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Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest outside the office of Sri Lanka's prime minister in Colombo on July 13, 2022. - Sri Lankan police fire tear gas to hold back thousands of demonstrators mobbing the premier's office in Colombo on July 13, AFP reporters at the scene saw. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest outside the office of Sri Lanka's prime minister in Colombo on July 13, 2022. - Sri Lankan police fire tear gas to hold back thousands of demonstrators mobbing the premier's office in Colombo on July 13, AFP reporters at the scene saw. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

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Sri Lanka’s president has fled. Protesters don’t like his replacement.