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Sri Lanka leader offers to share power as protests mount
Sri Lanka's president offered to share power with the opposition yesterday as protests escalated across the country demanding his resignation over worsening shortages of food, fuel, and medicines.
Rajapaksa's comeback fails as Sri Lankan voters back reforms
Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's attempt to stage a comeback in Sri Lanka's general election has ended in defeat as results on August 18 showed the alliance that toppled him making decisive gains.