Nomini viga dasa writes about srilanka for the economist. The stand off might put an end to decades of the raja pakas political manoeuvring. Or it could result in even more repression, even a military takeover. To quietin the unrest im in columbe right now, ande of a power cut. There are still shells of burnt out vehicles on the roads.
Demonstrations that eventually ousted the prime minister have cost lives, but the protest mood is not fading: many want every member of the storied Rajapaksa family out of government. We examine an effort to develop undersea GPS and learn why a watery sat-nav would be so useful. And why 1972 was such a formative year for music in Brazil.
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