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The chief whip in parliament of British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party has said her government should have said that a softer Brexit was inevitable after it lost its majority in a 2017 election, the BBC said on Monday.

PERU-MINING-ACCIDENT/ Eight miners suffocated in unauthorized gold mine in Peru: local media

LIMA (Reuters) - Eight men suffocated in an unauthorized gold mine in Peru after a tunnel they dug began spewing noxious fumes, local media reported on Sunday. U.S.

USA-CRIME-AVENATTI/ Trump foe Avenatti to face embezzlement charge in Los Angeles court

Attorney Michael Avenatti, who represented adult film star Stormy Daniels in her legal battles with U.S. President Donald Trump, is set to appear in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Monday to face embezzlement and fraud charges. USA-MILITARY-CRASH/

Two U.S. Marines killed in Arizona helicopter crash WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. Marine pilots died when their helicopter crashed near Yuma, Arizona, during a routine training mission, the Pentagon said on Sunday.

BUSINESS SAUDI-ARAMCO-FITCH/

Saudi Aramco gets first credit rating ahead of bond debut DUBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco, the world’s top oil producer, has been rated A+ by Fitch in its first-ever credit rating, ahead of the state oil giant’s first global bond sale and following 2018 earnings that dwarfed those of international oil majors.

JAPAN-ECONOMY-PMI/ Japan March factory output falls at fastest rate in nearly three years: PMI

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturing activity contracted at a slower pace in March than the previous month, but output fell at the sharpest rate in nearly three years, a private business survey showed on Monday, reflecting weak demand at home and abroad. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-NIPSEY-HUSSLE/ Rapper Nipsey Hussle shot dead outside his Los Angeles store: media

Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed outside his clothing store in south Los Angeles on Sunday, media reports said. GREECE-MAGAZINE-VOGUE/

Vogue magazine makes comeback in Greece as debt crisis ebbs ATHENS (Reuters) - Fashion magazine Vogue hit the newsstands in Greece on Sunday, relaunched after a seven-year absence as publishers bet that the country’s economic recovery after a debt crisis will revive an appetite for glossy fashion and lifestyle prints.

SPORTS GOLF-MATCHPLAY/

Kisner beats Kuchar in final of WGC-Match Play in Texas Kevin Kisner shrugged off his bridesmaid's tag by beating Matt Kuchar in the final of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Texas on Sunday.

SOCCER-SCOTLAND-CEL-RFC/ Gerrard loses patience with Morelos after fifth red card

Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has finally lost patience with striker Alfredo Morelos after the Colombian was sent off for a fifth time this season during their 2-1 Scottish Premiership defeat at Old Firm rivals Celtic on Sunday. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BRITAIN-EU/PETITION

UK lawmakers to debate petition on revoking Article 50 Lawmakers will debate a petition which has been signed by nearly 6 million people, calling on the government to revoke Article 50 and cancel Brexit. The government has said it will not revoke Article 50. The petition is the most signed petition ever received and the debate will give lawmakers a chance to question a government minister on it.

1 Apr 11:30 ET / 15:30 GMT BRITAIN-EURIBOR/SENTENCES

Two former Barclays bankers to be sentenced over Euribor rigging Two former Barclays bankers will be sentenced to jail for their part in a five-year conspiracy to rig global Euribor interest rates. The men, one Briton and one Anglo-Italian, were found guilty by a majority verdict last week after a re-trial at London's Southwark Crown Court.

1 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT UKRAINE-ELECTION/FIRST-RESULTS (PIX) (TV)

First results announced in Ukraine's presidential poll Ukrainian Central Electoral Commission announces first results of the presidential vote.

1 Apr 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

USA-CRIME/AVENATTI (PIX) (TV) Trump foe Avenatti to face embezzlement charge in Los Angeles court

Attorney Michael Avenatti, who represented adult film star Stormy Daniels in her legal battles with U.S. President Donald Trump, is set to appear in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Monday to face embezzlement and fraud charges. 1 Apr 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS USA-IMMIGRATION/TRUMP-CONSUMER

Avocado shortages, virgin margaritas: Border shutdown would hit American palates President Donald Trump's threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border would hit American consumers - in the gut.

1 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT