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UK Prime Minister Theresa May has sent a request to the European Union to delay the Brexit until 30 June with an option to stretch it out for two years.  And this is being met with exasperation from Brussels, where chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier insisted "EU leaders will need a concrete plan from the UK in order to be able to make an informed decision" about extra-time.  French President Emmanuel Macron echoed Barnier's demand for UK officials to unite around a plan to give the EU something tangible to work with: "An extension is not for certain," said a Macron aide.  German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would "fight for an orderly Brexit on 29 March until the very last hour" while noting that "we don't have that much time left".  EU leaders will take up Ms. May's request when they meet in Brussels on Thursday.

The four other UK opposition parties are urging Labour's Jeremy Corbyn to throw his weight behind a second Brexit referendum. "There is no such thing as a good Brexit, whether it is a Labour or Conservative version of it.  Jobs, public services and the environment will suffer.  Remaining in the EU is the best deal on offer and with time running out, Labour must now deliver on their promises so that we can avoid a catastrophic Brexit," read the joint statement from The Greens, Lib-Dems, Scottish National Party, and Plaid Cymru.  Corbyn reportedly declined to take part in a major rally in London this weekend calling for a second referendum that would give the people if the UK to stop the Brexit madness.

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Cyclone Idai, which has swept through southeastern Africa over the last few days, could be the worst weather disaster ever to hit the Southern Hemisphere.  The official death tolls in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi are 84, 98 and 56 respectively.  But there were millions of people in the path of the storm, and the flooding amd damage suggest the death toll will be much higher.  A World Food Program official says floods of up to six meters and vast regions are entirely cut off.  Helicopter rescues are unable to cope with the breadth of the disaster:  "Sometimes we can only save two out of five, sometimes we rather drop food and go to someone else who's in bigger danger," said Ian Scher of South Africa's Rescue SA, "We just save what we can save and the others will perish."

Facebook claims fewer than 200 users were watching the live stream of the Christchurch Mosque Massacre, but not one of those users reported it as objectionable to the social media giant.  But Jared Holt, a journalist who specializes in extremism, said he did inform Facebook using its reporting apparatus.  "I reported it as soon as I realized what I had clicked on," he Tweeted, "I guess Facebook didn't get my report?"  NZ Police contacted Facebook minutes after the video ended.  From there, Facebook was able to erase or block 1.5 million attempts to upload a copy; 1.2 million were blocked before anyone could view them. 

Terrorism is still considered a likely motive in the shootings of three people on board a tram in Utrecht, the Netherlands, according to police.  They found a note suggesting this inside a Renault Clio that they suspect was supposed to have been the getaway car.  Police arrested 37-year old career criminal and convicted rapist Gokmen Tanis for the shooting.  Investigators have found no link between Tanis and three victims.

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced he is stepping down.  Nazarbayev has run the country for nearly three decades, since the fall of the Soviet Union - usually winning his "elections" with 90 percent of the vote.  Critics say the 78-year old has presided over widespread corruption, silencing dissent, and human rights abuses during that time.  But it's the down economy doing him in - oil prices are down and sanctions against his top trading partner Russia are fomenting unrest.  

The head of Japan's Olympic Committee (JOC) will step down in June.  Tsunekazu Takeda denies corruption allegations: "I don't believe I've done anything illegal," he said, "It pains me to have created such a fuss."  French prosecutors are investigating claims of a 2 Million Euro bribe paid to secure Tokyo's winning bid for the 2020 Summer Games.

A cow got loose in New York City.