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Sri Lanka swears in left-wing Anura Kumara Dissanayake as president

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Sri Lanka swears in left-wing Anura Kumara Dissanayake as president

Sri Lanka swears in left-wing Anura Kumara Dissanayake as president

Over a year since protests rocked the South Asia country of Sri Lanka, the nation has voted in a new leader in an effort to recover from its worst economic crisis and resulting political upheaval.


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