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1. Facebook is paying people overseas promoting Alberta separatism

   

   A CBC News investigation found a number of Facebook accounts run by people overseas impersonating real Albertan separatists.

2. Philippines earthquake leads to landslides, raising death toll to at least 32

   

   Newly reported casualties raised the overall death toll in the strongest earthquake to hit the Philippine archipelago this year to at least 32, officials said Monday, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that triggered tsunami warnings for several hours.

3. Trump's complaints of 'rigged' L.A. mayoral vote could offer preview of midterm election night

   

   Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, the former reality TV personality, slipped into third place in the official vote count late on Sunday, prompting unsubstantiated claims by U.S. President Donald Trump and others that something irregular was taking place.

4. Iran and Israel say they have halted strikes on each other for now

   

   Iran and Israel said on Monday they had halted attacks on each other following an appeal from U.S. President Donald Trump that they immediately "stop 'shooting.'" Tehran said it would resume strikes if Israel continued to hit Hezbollah in Lebanon.

5. Armenia PM declares 'historic victory' as vote tallying continues in parliamentary vote

   

   Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory early Monday in a parliamentary election after results from just over one-fifth of ‌polling sites showed his party with about 54 per cent of the vote.