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Apr
45 people were arrested and a curfew was imposed in much of the city of Colombo as hundreds of protesters gathered outside the residence of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to demand his resignation for failing to deal with the worst economic crisis. The foreign exchange crisis in Sri Lanka has led to shortages of essential items such as fuel, cooking gas and electricity shortages that last up to 13 hours a day. Demonstrators protested on Thursday with instructions against their awareness, as gross mismanagement by the Rajapakse regime has exacerbated Sri Lanka's foreign exchange woes. They were also demanding…