Sri Lanka's new parliament to convene on Aug. 20: president

Election officials get ready to transport ballot boxes from a school in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 4, 2020. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in a special gazette notice issued early Tuesday, declared that the new Parliament will convene on Aug. 20 following the parliamentary elections to be held Wednesday. (Photo by A.Hapuarachchi/Xinhua)