MADRID (Aug 21): The world’s oldest person, Spain’s Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, died Tuesday at the age of 117, her family said. Guinness World Records had officially acknowledged Branyas’s status as the world’s oldest ...
Alimihan Seyiti, the oldest person in China, passed away on Thursday at the age of 135 in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Saturday. The 135-year-old was born in Komuxerik Township in Shule County, Kashgar Prefecture, on June 25, 1886, accordin...
Maria Branyas, World's Oldest Person, Dies in Spain at 117 More Reuters The world's oldest woman at the time, Maria Branyas, poses in front of a birthday cake as she celebrates her 117th birthday in a nursing home, in Girona, Spain March 4, 2024. Residencia Santa Maria del T...
Itooka was recognized as the oldest person in the world after the August 2024 death of Spain's Maria Branyas Morera at age 117. "Ms Itooka gave us courage and hope through her long life," Ashiya's 27-year-old mayor Ryosuke Takash...
Her death was confirmed by Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official responsible for elder care policies in the region. Itooka was born on May 23, 1908, and became the world’s oldest person following thedeath of Maria Branyas Morerain August 2024. ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — If he wins next month's election, Donald Trump would be the oldest person in U.S. history to be elected president. Yet the 78-year-old Republican nominee refuses to disclose new details about his physical or mental well-being, breaking
Elizabeth Francis turned 115 years old in July 2024. Courtesy Ethel Harrison Last week, Houston resident Elizabeth Francis, the oldest living person in the U.S., turned 115 years old. Francis officially became the oldest living American after Edie Ceccarelli died at the age of 116 in February...
If he wins next month’s election, Donald Trump would be the oldest person in U.S. history elected president.
TOKYO (AP) — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.