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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

'Eat and Sleep,' Jokes 112-Year-Old Woman from TO Who May Set World Record for Oldest Person to Undergo Orthopedic Surgery

Isabel Gomes, a 112-year-old woman from Palmas, Brazil, successfully underwent complex hip surgery and may become the oldest person in the world to have orthopedic surgery.

Mar 4 • 16:58 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

At 112 years and 9 months, elderly woman in TO may break world record for oldest person to undergo orthopedic surgery

Isabel Gomes, at 112 years and 9 months old, is set to potentially break the Guinness World Record for the oldest person to have orthopedic surgery after successfully undergoing a femur operation in Brazil.

Feb 28 • 18:27 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
Crime & Justice

Last year, the youngest victim of sexual crimes was a three-year-old. The oldest - a 101-year-old woman

In Latvia, last year saw a troubling report indicating a three-year-old as the youngest victim of sexual crimes and a 101-year-old woman as the oldest.

Feb 27 • 08:25 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Mother arrested for leaving children without food and assaulting the oldest in front of the police in Uberlândia

A 33-year-old woman was arrested in Uberlândia for neglecting her three children and assaulting her eldest daughter in front of police officers.

Feb 20 • 22:48 UTC
🇨🇦 National Post
National & Local

Canadian woman, 108, one of the oldest to receive Second World War medal from Britain

At 108 years old, Joan Fuller has received the Second World War medal from Britain, making her one of the oldest recipients of this honor.

Feb 20 • 12:26 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

The Oldest Icelander is a 105-Year-Old Woman

Lovísa Arnardóttir, currently the oldest living person in Iceland at 105 years old, resides in the capital area as revealed by Statistics Iceland.

Jan 26 • 15:48 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
World

Beautiful medieval gold ring discovered in the oldest city of Norway

A beautifully crafted medieval gold ring, likely belonging to a high-status woman, has been discovered during drainage improvement works in Tønsberg, Norway's oldest city, providing valuable insights into life during that era.

Jan 14 • 11:56 UTC
🌍 Africanews
Sports

Venus Williams to return to Australian Open

Venus Williams is making her comeback to the Australian Open at the age of 45, aiming to set the record as the oldest woman to compete in the tournament's main draw.

Jan 2 • 21:04 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
World

The oldest documented cremation ceremony in Africa: they cremated a short adult woman 9,500 years ago

Archaeologists have discovered the oldest evidence of a cremation ceremony in Africa, dating back 9,500 years, involving the deliberate cremation of a short-statured adult woman in Malawi.

Jan 1 • 20:00 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
Life & Tech

'My brother gave me skates for Christmas.' The oldest Czech woman celebrated her 108th birthday, Christmas has supposedly not changed much

A 108-year-old Czech woman reflects on her long life and shares that Christmas traditions have remained largely unchanged.

Dec 28 • 12:20 UTC

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