Protesters retreat as Sri Lankan president sends resignation
Sri Lankans celebrate as they react to early reports of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 14, 2022. Embattled Rajapaksa fled a day earlier under pressure from demonstrators furious over the island nation’s economic collapse. He finally emailed his resignation Thursday, a day later than promised, according to an official. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
By KRUTIKA PATHI and KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Protesters retreated from government buildings Thursday in Sri Lanka, restoring a tenuous calm to the economically crippled country, and the embattled president at last emailed the resignation that demonstrators have sought for months....
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