Sri Lankan protesters call on ruling party to step down

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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has sworn in nine more members to his new cabinet.

Meanwhile, violence flared overnight as protesters continued to demand his resignation.

Sri Lanka is suffering its worst economic crisis in decades with spiralling prices, power cuts and limited fuel.

Al Jazeera’s @Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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