One Hundred Years After Tomorrow

Iva Woke, a 100-year-old resident living in Chestertown, Maryland, United States holds her “I voted” sticker after casting her ballot at the Kent County Public Library. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson.

Improvisation in Rehearsal

赵振华 (Zhào Zhènhuá), 90 years old, a survivor of the 南京大屠殺 (Nánjīng Massacre), is today the oldest actress and model in 南京 (Nánjīng), 江苏省 (Jiāngsū province), China. Photo: Costfoto/Barcroft Images.

The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi’s Wife

Woman, thought to have been the last person left in the world born in the 1800s, dies at her home in northern Italy. [Read more].

• Lin Jenkins, Emma Morano, world's oldest person, dies aged 117, The Guardian, April 15, 2017

She attributed her longevity to leaving her husband in 1938 shortly after the death of her only child at the age of seven months, and to the inclusion in her daily diet of two raw eggs and a little raw minced meat. When she was 20, her doctor had told her she was anaemic and that such a diet would improve her health. [Read more].