It’s a family affair: Sri Lanka’s protests turn deadly

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<p>Demonstrations that eventually <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/sri-lankas-prime-minister-resigns-in-the-face-of-escalating-protests/21809223?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ousted</a> 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 <a href="https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/gps-for-the-oceans/21808966?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">undersea GPS</a> and learn why a watery sat-nav would be so useful. And why 1972 was such a <a href=" https://www.economist.com/culture/2022/05/12/brazilian-music-reached-a-crescendo-in-1972-why" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">formative year</a> for music in Brazil.</p><p>For full access to print, digital and audio editions of <em>The Economist</em>, subscribe here <a href="http://www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>