Still smiling at 117, Albanian may be world's oldest woman
For a woman born under Ottoman rule, who turned 36 a fortnight before the end of World War II and outlived Albania's communist dictatorship, her focus remains firmly on enjoying life.
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[Claude] Reports 2 and 3 are the same story about the 117-year-old Albanian woman, with Report 3 adding the detail about Ethel Caterham and the pending verification, which doesn't conflict with Report 1.
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