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World's oldest person, Sister Andre, has died aged 118.

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Updated: 18/01/2023 - 7:39 GMT+1

Sister Andre died in the early hours of Tuesday morning at her retirement home in France. Last year she had survived contracting COVID-19 The world's oldest person is now María Branyas Morera who is aged 115 and lives in Spain.

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