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Princess Ubolratana seeks to be elected Prime Minister of Thailand

The elder sister of the King of Thailand has submitted her name to be a prime ministerial candidate in next month's election. It's an unprecedented move in a country where the monarchy is traditionally above politics. 

We try to find more about  a new type of cancer which has been helping fight six different types of the disease, including bladder, ovarian cancers.

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