world's oldest person

(Newser) - Sister Inah Canabarro, a Brazilian nun and teacher who was the world's oldest person , died on Wednesday just weeks short of turning 117, her religious congregation said. Canabarro died at home of natural causes, said her Teresian nun congregation, the Company of Saint Teresa of Jesus. She was confirmed...

(Newser) - A soccer-loving nun in Brazil is believed to have become the world's oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan. Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn't think she would survive childhood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew,...

(Newser) - Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person according to Guinness, has died, reports AP . She was 116. An official in charge of elderly policies said Itooka died on Dec. 29 at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan. Itooka, who loved bananas and...