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McConnell, Collins on collision course with Democrats over spending parity

TheHill.com 

Senate Republicans are on a collision course with Democrats who are insisting that nondefense spending programs receive equal treatment with defense programs. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) says he won’t accept Democrats’ demand to give nondefense programs the same increases — dollar for dollar — as defense programs, which he said should be considered...

‘Inhuman and degrading treatment of migrants in Cyprus’

Cyprus Mail 

People sent to Pournara migrant reception centre were placed in containers without electricity or hot water, crammed next to each other “like sardines, in unhygienic conditions,” the Council of Europe’s anti-torture report on Cyprus revealed on Friday. The findings detailed foul sanitary conditions which created a “clear health hazard” along...

'My mum had to tell me I had HIV': the former blood transfusion poster boy campaigning for infected victims - The Guardian

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  1. 'My mum had to tell me I had HIV': the former blood transfusion poster boy campaigning for infected victims  The Guardian
  2. Infected Blood Inquiry: Will victims finally get justice?  Sky News
  3. Scottish blood transfusion boss apologises over scandal  BBC
  4. Infected Blood Payouts Threaten Rishi Sunak's Pre-Election Plan for Further Tax Cuts  Bloomberg
  5. 'We are not expendable': UK infected blood victims await justice  Financial Times

Supreme Court to hear Hemant Soren's bail plea on May 21, asks Enforcement Directorate to reply by May 20

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

The Supreme Court declined to hear former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's bail plea on Friday. It posted the hearing to May 21 due to election-related reasons. The court sought a reply from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) by May 20. Soren's lawyers argued for his innocence in the money-laundering case, stating he would surrender on June 2 if granted bail.

Toshiba to shed 4,000 jobs as part of revitalization plan

The Register 

Over-50s to get early retirement offer

Toshiba says it will cut up to 4,000 jobs within Japan, a number that accounts for six percent of the company's national workforce, by offering early retirement packages.…