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National People's power lawmaker Harini Amarasuriya, 54 (left) takes oath for the post of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister in front of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in Colombo, Sri Lanka

SRI LANKA: New President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today swore in Harini Amarasuriya as his Prime Minister, making her the country’s first woman to head the government in 24 years.

Ms Amarasuriya, a university lecturer and activist, is a fellow member of President Dissanayake’s left-wing National People’s Power coalition.

GERMANY: A police office that provides security for leading politicians says it plans to increase the number of bodyguards significantly over the coming years, citing growing dangers at home and abroad as the next national election nears.

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