At the age of 18, she was employed as an au pair to a military family in India.
She returned to the UK in 1931 and met her future husband, Norman Caterham. They married at Salisbury Cathedral in 193… [+484 chars]

Ethel Caterham, who lives in Lightwater in Surrey, is 115 and 252 days.

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Ukraine and the US have signed a much-anticipated natural resources deal, after months of tense negotiations. The deal - which says the US will share profits from future sales of Ukraine's mineral an… [+611 chars]

Ukraine and the US have signed a much-anticipated natural resources deal, after months of tense negotiations. The deal - which says the US will share profits from future sales of Ukraine's mineral and energy reserves - aims to incentivise Washington to invest…

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The opposition legislator had just left parliament when he was attacked by gunmen on a motorcycle, police say.

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Sister Inah's nephew said the 116-year-old had not had any illness but her body "had gradually stopped" working. She died in the city of Porto Alegre at a home belonging to the Teresian Sisters, the … [+1024 chars]

Born on 8 June 1908 in southern Brazil, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas dedicated her life to God and teaching.

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