CNN: Sri Lanka ministers resign as protests erupt over economic crisis
(CNN)A string of cabinet ministers and the central bank governor have resigned in Sri Lanka, as protesters in the capital defy curfew orders amid the country's worst economic crisis in decades.
The Minister of Justice and the Minister of Youth and Sports, who is also the President's nephew, are among those either to have resigned or signaled their intention to do so.
The moves follow weeks of turmoil in which a foreign exchange crisis in the island nation has forced a currency devaluation and sent the cost of basic goods such as food, medicine, and fuel soaring.
Long lines at supermarkets, gas stations and pharmacies have tested the public's patience, as have hours-long power blackouts.
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It's no coincidence these protests began 2 days after Victoria Nuland visited the country.
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