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"You are more likely to the win the lottery than to reach this age," Gerontology Research Group director Robert Young said.Recently crowned as the oldest person in the world, Michigan resident Jeralean Talley turned 116 years old on Saturday. Talley became the world's oldest person last month after the death of Gertrude Weaver, who was also 116. Weaver held the title for less than a week, as she died just five days after Japan's 117-year-old Misao Okawa. Talley is one of three living members of the 19th century club, having been born on May 23, 1899 in Montrose, Ga. In...

A 67-year-old Spanish woman is reported to have given birth to twins according to hospital officials in Barcelona, becoming the world's oldest mother. The woman, whose name has not been revealed, became pregnant after fertility treatment in Latin America. She gave birth to the twins, who have been placed in an incubator, by caesarean section early on Saturday. It was the woman's first birth and she is expected to spend a few days in the Sant Pau hospital recovering. A spokesman for the hospital, which specialises in high-risk births, said that both the mother and her babies were doing well....