FGN48 VIRUS-CHINA-AIRCRAFT-LD CARRIER Beijing: The massive surge of COVID-19 cases in Shanghai city has hit China's shipbuilding industry, including the construction of the third aircraft carrier scheduled for launch on April 23. FGN52 ISRAEL-5THLD PALESTINIANS Jerusalem: Israeli police on Sunday entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City to secure the way for Jewish visitors to the flashpoint holy site, fuelling clashes that left 17 Palestinians wounded, according to Palestinian medical workers. FGN41 CHINA-LD SPACE Beijing: China will launch three more astronauts to its newest space station in June after the latest crew returned this weekend following a six-month stay in orbit, an official said Sunday. FGN31: LANKA-IMF Colombo: A Sri Lankan government delegation is headed to the US on Sunday to engage with the IMF to secure a USD 4 billion package as it desperately tries to salvage the country's beleaguered economy currently reeling under a severe forex crisis. FGN22: UK-INDIA-LD JOHNSON London: Boris Johnson will become the first British Prime Minister to visit Gujarat when he lands in Ahmedabad this week for a two-day visit to India for “in-depth talks” with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, according to Downing Street. FGN27: PAK-LD IMRAN KHAN Karachi: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has claimed that the current "imported government" led by Shehbaz Sharif was trying to push him "out of the game" and called his ouster a "fixed" match to make Pakistanis slaves to foreign powers. FGN37: VIRUS-UK-INDIAN London: A prominent Indian-origin public health expert who advises the Scotland government on its COVID-19 pandemic measures has revealed the level of threats she has had to face over the course of the country’s lockdowns. INDIND
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