'Tired of living' woman celebrates 116th birthday

A woman believed to be the oldest in the world celebrated her 116th birthday today in the former Soviet republic of Belarus.

'Tired of living' woman celebrates 116th birthday
Wed, 05 May, 2004 - 14:50

A woman believed to be the oldest in the world celebrated her 116th birthday today in the former Soviet republic of Belarus.

“I’ll drink to my own health with pleasure,” said Hanna Barysevich, a former farm worker who lives in a house outside the capital Minsk.

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