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Europe 6 months ago

World's oldest person celebrates 116th birthday in UK

Caterham was due to mark the occasion quietly with her family, taking the day "at her own pace", the care home where she lives said.

People 3 years ago

World's oldest person dies in Japan aged 119

A Japanese woman believed to have been the world's oldest person has died aged 119, public broadcaster NHK said on Monday, reporting the death of Kane Tanaka.

People 5 years ago

French nun, Europe's oldest person, turns 117 after surviving Covid

Born Lucile Randon on February 11, 1904, Sister Andre said she didn't realise she had caught the coronavirus, which infected 81 residents of her retirement home in the southeast city of Toulon, killing 10 of them.

People 5 years ago

'Unofficial' world's oldest man dies in South Africa

A 116-year-old survivor of the 1918 Spanish Flu believed to be among the world's oldest people died Saturday in South Africa.

People 5 years ago

World's officially oldest man dies in UK aged 112

The world's oldest man, according to the Guinness World Records, has died from cancer in Britain at the age of 112, his family confirmed on Thursday.

People 5 years ago

One of world's oldest men marks 116th birthday in South Africa

South African Fredie Blom celebrated his 116th birthday on Friday unfazed by the coronavirus crisis, over 100 years since the Spanish flu pandemic killed his sister.

People 6 years ago

World's oldest man dies in Japan at 112

A Japanese man recently named the world's oldest living male has died aged 112, a local official said Tuesday.

People 6 years ago

World's oldest man crowned in Japan aged 112

A 112-year-old Japanese man has been crowned the world's oldest male, claiming that smiling is the key to longevity.

People 6 years ago

Japanese woman turns 117 years old, extends record as world's oldest person

Kane Tanaka has extended her record as the world's oldest person by celebrating her 117th birthday at a nursing home in Fukuoka in southern Japan.

People 6 years ago

No cheating: Frenchwoman was world's oldest person, researchers say

Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who died two decades ago aged 122, should retain the title of the oldest person on record, French researchers said Monday, rejecting claims of fraud.

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World's oldest person celebrates 116th birthday in UK

World's oldest person dies in Japan aged 119

French nun, Europe's oldest person, turns 117 after surviving Covid

'Unofficial' world's oldest man dies in South Africa

World's officially oldest man dies in UK aged 112

One of world's oldest men marks 116th birthday in South Africa

World's oldest man dies in Japan at 112

World's oldest man crowned in Japan aged 112

Japanese woman turns 117 years old, extends record as world's oldest person

No cheating: Frenchwoman was world's oldest person, researchers say

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