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The man laying in the hospital bed is Kenny Cridge, and he celebrated his 77th birthday at the Wisteria Care House in Yeovil, Somerset on Wednesday. Kenny's birthday is quite special because he is actually the oldest living person with Down Syndrome on earth. He was born in 1940, when the average life expectancy for someone with Down Syndrome was a mere 12 years.
Chinese grandmother Fu Suqing celebrated her 119th birthday on August 2 in Chengdu, in the Sichuan province of China. According to official documents, Fu Suqing was born in 1897, back when the emperor of the Qing Dynasty still ruled China. She's left behind quite a large legacy too - 68 people in her immediate family, including six children and a great-great-grandson, who was born just before her birthday.
This spry old-timer is Ignacio Aguilar, and he has lived twice as long as some of his classmates. His dance moves may make you have second thoughts, but this resident of Catamayo, Ecuador was born on October 1, 1901, just after the turn of the last century, making him an astounding 115 years old. Ignacio, lovingly called 'Nachito' by the locals, has applied for the Guinness Book of World Records for the title of the oldest living man.
The world's oldest living person, Misao Ohkawa of Osaka, Japan is feted on the eve of her 117th birthday. Rob Muir reports.
The world's oldest living person, Misao Ohkawa of Osaka, Japan is feted on the eve of her 117th birthday. Rob Muir reports.
Images of the building in L'Île-Saint-Denis near Paris, where a woman died and several other people were injured, including two firefighters, after a fire broke out in a residential building. A major emergency and fire-fighting operation was deployed, involving 195 fire-fighters supported by 60 engines. IMAGES
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