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2022

French nun sets sights on beating record for oldest person to ever live

Sister André is now the oldest person alive at age 118 following the death of Japan’s Kane Tanaka, aged 119.

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Apr 26th 2022, 4:22 PM

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Should Dublin get a high-rise skyline? Maybe, but not to solve the housing crisis

New guidelines are going to push our cities higher – but is that the best way to house our growing population?

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Jul 3rd 2019, 8:30 PM