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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. 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.

4. 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.

5. Scott Pelley alleges political bias at CBS in post-firing interview

   

   In his first interview since being fired from 60 Minutes, veteran journalist Scott Pelley detailed his allegations of political interference and bias from CBS management.