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Weekend: Sri Lanka's president to quit after protests

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Sri Lanka's president to quit after protests

10/07/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Sri Lanka's president to quit after protests

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has announced that he will be stepping down after protests

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has announced that he will be stepping down after protests.

Sri Lanka's President will step down after protesters stormed the presidential palace and set fire to the prime minister's house.

Also, as Japan grieves for its former prime minister, voting begins in elections for the upper house of parliament.

And why are hundreds of people marching for the right to bear arms in Brazil?

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other stories are Catherine Neilan, senior UK political editor for the Insider news website; and Daniel Glaser, a British neuroscientist and writer and director of Science Engagement for the Royal Institution in London.

(Image: Protesters gather inside the premises of Sri Lanka's Presidential Palace to demand the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Credit: Pradeep Dambarage/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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