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Nabi Tajima, the 117-year-old Japanese woman. (File)
The world’s oldest person has died in southern Japan at the age of 117. Tajima was born on August 4, 1900, and reportedly had more than 160 descendants, including great-great-great grandchildren. Her town of Kikai is in Kagoshima prefecture on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands.12.30 p.m.
Earth Day
Illegal cutting of hills continue in Assam-Meghalaya border in the outskirts of Guwahati.
International Earth Day is celebrated worldwide on 22nd April and various events are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection.12 noon
Queen Elizabeth II smiles on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Saturday April 21, 2018, for a concert to celebrate her 92nd birthday. (David Mirzoeff/Pool via AP)
Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 92nd birthday at the Royal Albert Hall in London.11.30 a.m.
Bush funeral
The hearse carrying former first lady Barbara Bush passes through members of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets as it nears her husband's presidential library at the university, in College Station, Texas.
After an invitation-only funeral in Houston, Bush, who died on Tuesday, was buried at a gated plot near the library. 700 members of the Corps of Cadets lined the Barbara Bush Drive leading up to the library.
11 a.m.Nicaragua protests
Anti-government protesters pull down a statue that is emblematic of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, at the Jean Paul Jennie round-about in Managua, Nicaragua.
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Saturday that his government is willing to enter into talks over social security reforms that have sparked four days of protests and clashes in which, rights monitors say, at least 25 people have died. A journalist covering the unrest was also killed.
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