World's 'oldest person' Besse Cooper dies aged 116

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The US woman listed as the world's oldest person has died. She was 116.

Besse Cooper died peacefully on Tuesday at a nursing home near Atlanta, Georgia, said her son, Sidney Cooper.

She had recently been ill with a stomach virus, he added.

The Tennessee-born teacher had had her hair set on Tuesday morning and watched a Christmas video, but then suffered breathing problems, said Mr Cooper. She was put on oxygen but died a short while later.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20604191
 
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