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Jamaica’s Violet Brown dies at 117; Japan woman now oldest

The world’s oldest person has died in Jamaica. Violet Brown was 117 years and 189 days old. Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed his condolences in a Facebook post, calling her “an inspiring woman.” The woman known as “Aunt V” died Friday at a local hospital, where she had been treated for heart arrhythmia and...

September 17, 2017