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epa10074758 People light candles in memory of the protesters who were allegedly killed or wounded during the months-long protests and clashes against the economic crisis, near the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 16 July 2022. The Parliament of Sri Lanka accepted the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa after he fled to Singapore through the Maldives following months of anti-government protests fueled by the ongoing economic crisis. Protests have been rocking the country for over four months as Sri Lanka faces its worst-ever economic crisis in decades due to the lack of foreign reserves, resulting in severe shortages in food, fuel, medicine, and imported goods. EPA/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE