It's a supervised resident-like position that's open to foreign-trained doctors.

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The Wall Street Journal recently reported on a botched State Department lottery in which some 22, 000 foreign applicants were informed that they had won a chance for a U.S. resident visa only to have it later retracted due to a computer glitch.

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The Japanese Foreign Ministry said Friday the new information came from the United States, refuting an earlier account from a local resident, who said the victims were buying refreshments when they were killed.

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As for those non British nationals, who were resident in the UK before their detention, the Foreign Office said the government was "not in a position to provide consular or diplomatic assistance".

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