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welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. sri lanka's president gotabaya rajapaksa has left the country amid mass protests over its economic crisis, and landed in the maldives. mr rajapaksa left aboard a militaryjet, ending a family dynasty that has ruled the country for decades. he had been in hiding, after crowds stormed his residence on saturday. sources have told the bbc his brother, former finance minister basil rajapaksa, has also left the country. president rajapaksa had promised to resign, but by remaining in position, he kept his immunity from prosecutio...

his formal resignation is expected to be announced at some point today. the bbc understands the president's military jet has landed in male, the capital of the maldives. he had been in hiding after protestors stormed his residence on saturday. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan sent this report from colombo. many sri lankans feel that leaving is their only option, in a crisis defined by endless waits. hundreds queue for passports. a chance to leave their troubled homeland in search of something better. many trying to make it to the middle east, like vasana, whose hoping...

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problems waiting for him on the rise and by this presidency and battered by bad news on pretty much every key issue today. the president giving back to the one thing americans trust him on and that is fighting the virus. the biden administration response to the pandemic taking a shot at guests who? donald trump. >> you should consider wearing a mask when in a crowded indoor place. unfortunately, this covid is still with us as it has been for two and a half years but the fight against covid is making a huge difference. >> my predecessor got covid whom he had to get helicopter to go to...

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