Half of UK voters support referendum on Brexit deal, no deal or staying: Sky

Half of British voters support a referendum to choose between leaving with a deal that the government may clinch with the European Union, leaving with no deal or staying in the EU, Sky News reported on Monday, citing its own poll.

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Zimbabweans vote in first election since Mugabe's removal

Zimbabweans voted on Monday in the first election since the removal of former president Robert Mugabe, a watershed moment they hope will rid the country of its pariah status and spark a recovery in its failed economy.

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No new findings in MH370 probe report, families say

Families of passengers on board missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 said on Monday that an investigation report released to them offered no new findings to explain the plane's mysterious disappearance.

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Italy's deputy PM says Franco-Italian rail link needs to be reviewed

Italy's deputy prime minister said on Monday an ambitious Franco-Italian rail link, known as TAV, had to be reviewed because it was opposed by local population and was an obsolete plan.

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India sparks fear by excluding 4 million from citizens' list in Assam

India said on Monday it had excluded more than 4 million people from a draft list of citizens in the border state of Assam who could not produce valid documents, a move that has sparked fears about the future of thousands in the region.

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Cambodian PM's party claims all election seats, opposition sees 'death of democracy'

Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) said on Monday it had won all 125 parliamentary seats up for grabs in a general election a day earlier that critics said was neither free nor fair.

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Helicopter crashes in Chinese capital: China Daily

A helicopter crashed near a bridge in northern Beijing about 11 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Monday, the official English-language China Daily newspaper said on its website.

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Hundreds head down Indonesia volcano slopes after quake terror

Hundreds of trekkers headed down Mount Rinjani on Indonesia's Lombok on Monday, a day after a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the tourist island, terrifying the climbers as boulders tumbled down the slopes of the volcano.

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Senior China diplomat says does not welcome interference on Hong Kong

Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Monday affairs of Hong Kong are domestic affairs of China, adding Beijing does not welcome outside interference on the matter.

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Japan picks $1.2 billion Lockheed radar for Aegis Ashore batteries

Japan said on Monday it had picked Lockheed Martin Corp to build a powerful new $1.2 billion radar for two ground-based Aegis ballistic missile defense stations meant to guard against North Korean missile strikes.

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Cambodia's ruling party says it won all 125 parliamentary seats

The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) said on Monday it had won all 125 parliamentary seats up for grabs in a general election that critics have called a sham.

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Vietnam minibus crash kills groom and 12 wedding guests

Thirteen people were killed and four injured when a minibus carrying guests on the way to a wedding in central Vietnam collided head-on with a large container truck on Monday, the government said in a statement.

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Polls open in Zimbabwe's first election since Mugabe's removal

Polls opened on Monday in Zimbabwe's first election since the removal of former president Robert Mugabe, a watershed vote Zimbabweans hope will rid the country of its global pariah status and spark a recovery in its failed economy.

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