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The Tokyo Medical University has been accused of having discriminated against female applicants in entrance examinations.

Report: Japanese Medical School Deducted Points From Exam Scores Of Female Applicants

Tokyo Medical University says it is investigating the reports. The points deduction was apparently aimed at keeping the number of female students at about 30 percent of the class.

Germany's Interior Minister Horst Seehofer at a Cabinet meeting last month in Berlin.

German Minister Offers To Step Down Over Merkel's Handling Of Migrants

Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has demanded a tougher line on migrants arriving mainly from North Africa. If his party quits Germany's fragile coalition, it would spell the end of the government.

South Korea's Unification Ministry said Wednesday that one of North Korea's senior diplomats, London-based Thae Yong Ho, has defected.

Senior North Korean Diplomat Reportedly Defects To South Korea

Thae Yong Ho, the No. 2 diplomat at North Korea's embassy in London, recently arrived in South Korea, according to officials in Seoul. He is said to be among the highest-ranking officials to defect.

Medicare's new program will alter a year's worth of payments to 14,959 skilled nursing facilities across the U.S., based on how often in the past fiscal year their residents ended up back in hospitals within 30 days of leaving.

Medicare To Cut Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients End Up Back In The Hospital

Medicare's incentive program to discourage nursing homes from discharging patients too quickly will also give bonuses to facilities that have fewer rehospitalizations.

Medicare To Cut Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients End Up Back In The Hospital

Medicare's incentive program to discourage nursing homes from discharging patients too quickly will also give bonuses to facilities that have fewer rehospitalizations.

Now It's North Carolina Teachers' Turn: How Did We Get Here? What's Next?

As teachers walk out in a sixth state, signs of what's to come.

Triptych of charity advertisements from (L-R) Save the Children, CARE, and Dubai Cares.

What Do African Aid Recipients Think Of Charity Ads?

Charities often debate how the subjects of their fundraising ads are portrayed — but those discussions rarely include the people in the pictures.

San Diego Ranks Top 6 Vegan-Friendly City In The US

It's the first time San Diego has appeared in PETA's top 10 ranking. Portland, Oregon, topped the annual rankings, followed by Los Angeles, New York, Detroit and Nashville.

A wooden spike marks the spot, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018 where Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will be buried on the grounds of the U. S. Navel Academy in Annapolis, Md.

McCain To Be Buried Near Best Friend At US Naval Academy

It will be a fitting final resting place for a man who prized military service, cherished friendship and had little patience for formalities.

With a Twitter post — including a doctored photo that made it appear as if actor Aziz Ansari was encouraging voters to vote from home — displayed behind him, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. questions witnesses during an October 2017 Senate hearing on Russian disinformation during the 2016 campaign.

Federal Election Commission Can't Decide If Russian Interference Violated Law

The FEC has been wrestling with questions about foreign donors and possible election interference since 2011. It's not making any progress.

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