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World Service,06 Feb 2024,49 mins

King Charles III cancer diagnosis

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Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles is being treated for cancer. The specific type of disease has not been revealed, but a spokesperson confirmed it was not prostate cancer. Ed Butler gets the latest update on the monarchy. We look at the impact of natural disasters both old and new - from this year’s Chilean wildfires to last year's devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. And how do you cope if you're late for a job interview? We find out what the best excuse is. Ed will be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world, Yoko Ishikura – Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University in Japan and Oliver Stuenkel - Professor of International Politics at the Getulio Vargas Foundation in São Paulo, Brazil. (Picture: Britain's King Charles leaves the London Clinic after receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate in London, Britain January 29, 2024. Credit: Reuters)

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