The world’s oldest person dies at 116
Tomiko Itooka, the world's oldest Japanese woman according to Guinness World Records, has died, Ashiya city authorities announced on Saturday. She was 116 years old. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of policies for the elderly, said Itooka died on December 29 at a nursing home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture. Mr. Itooka was born on […]
World’s oldest person, Tomiko Itooka, dies in Japan aged 116 | Japan
According to Guinness World Records, the world's oldest Japanese woman, Tomiko Itooka, has died at the age of 116. According to Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of policies for the elderly, Itooka passed away on December 29th at a nursing home in Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. Mr. Itooka, who enjoyed a banana and yogurt-flavored […]
World’s Oldest Olympic Champion, Gymnast Agnes Keleti, Dies at 103
Olympic champion Agnes Keleti died in Budapest on Thursday at the age of 103, making her the oldest living medal winner. According to the newspaper, Keleti was hospitalized with pneumonia on December 25. new york times. Born Agnes Klein in Budapest in 1921, the 10 Olympic medal winner almost lost her chance to compete in […]
AEW takes big swings toward 2025 with two huge returns at Worlds End
While AEW played it safe with World's End, they have made a major shift towards 2025. There was no championship change at the company's final pay-per-view of 2024, marking a lackluster end to the MJF and Adam Cole saga on Saturday at Orlando's Addition Financial Arena. But it somewhat made up for it with two […]
China unveils world’s largest amphibious warship
China has launched the first of a new line of amphibious assault ships and the largest warship in history, strengthening what is already the world's largest navy. The Type 076 new generation amphibious assault ship “Sichuan” was launched at a launching and naming ceremony on Friday. The warship, with a fully loaded displacement of 40,000 […]
How Manchester City went from world’s best to straw men in 12 months | Manchester City
Manchester City have suffered nine defeats in 12 games in eight weeks and the world of football has turned upside down, but at least Pep Guardiola has identified the problem. Guardiola told the BBC's cameras after Saturday's defeat at Villa Park: “I haven't yet scored the goals I scored before. And I conceded goals I […]
Nissan And Honda To Merge, Forming World’s Third-Largest Automaker
Nissan Motors CEO Makoto Uchida (left), Honda Motors CEO Toshihiro Mibe (center), and Mitsubishi Motors President Takao Kato (right) attend a joint press conference in Tokyo on December 23, 2024. Nissan and Honda announced that they have begun merger talks with the aim of creating the world's third-largest auto group to compete with rival EV […]
Nissan, Honda expected to announce plans to merge, creating world’s No. 3 automaker
Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to join forces to form the world's third-largest automaker by sales, as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday, announcing that Mitsubishi Motors, a smaller member of the Nissan Alliance, had also […]
Joe Cullen storms out of press conference at PDC worlds over lack of respect | PDC World Championships
Joe Cullen stormed out of the post-match press conference after his 3-0 win over Wessel Nyman in the second round of the PDC World Championship, accusing the media of a lack of respect. The 2022 Masters winner will next face 2021 winner Gerwyn Price, but he was kept short in a difficult on-stage interview at […]
Turkey Wants World’s Governments to Remove Syria’s HTS from Terrorist Lists
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday called on governments to revoke the terrorist designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian opposition group that toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad last week. “I think it is time for the international community, including the United Nations, to remove their names from the list,” Fidan said in a […]