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Friday January 13rd, 2023 day edition

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Cricket Australia has pulled out of its three-match ODI series against Afghanistan due to recent curbs on the rights of women to play sport in the country.

Key points: Afghanistan was set to host Australia in three ODIs in March this year in the UAE.

Afghanistan was set to host Australia in three ODIs in March this year in the UAE Cricket Australia cancelled a planned inaugural Test match between the two nations in 2021.

Cricket Australia cancelled a planned inaugural Test match between the two nations in 2021 Afghanistan played Australia in the T20 World Cup last year.

However, Cricket Australia said in a statement that it would be "unable to proceed" with the tour at this time following consultation with the Australian government.

"We made our position very, very clear off the back of some earlier comments [made by the Taliban] around — potentially — cricket as a sport for women and girls not being supported in Afghanistan," Cricket Australia boss Nick Hockley said at the time.

"We unequivocally want to support the growth of cricket for women and men all around the world, including in Afghanistan.". »

Republican candidate's wife arrested, charged with casting 23 fraudulent votes for her husband in the 2020 election

Authored by businessinsider.com

According to prosecutors, Taylor cast 23 fraudulent votes for her husband in the 2020 election.

The wife of an Iowa Republican who ran for Congress in 2020 was arrested Thursday and accused of casting 23 fraudulent votes on behalf of her husband.

But Taylor was more successful in the fall 2020 general election, where he ran as a Republican candidate for the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors. »

US cancer death rate drops 33% since 1991, partly due to advances in treatment, early detection and less smoking, new report says

Authored by edition.cnn.com

The US cancer death rate has fallen 33% since 1991, which corresponds to an estimated 3.8 million deaths averted, according to the report, published Thursday in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

HPV, or human papillomavirus, infections can cause cervical cancer and other cancer types, and vaccination has been linked with a decrease in new cervical cancer cases.

Data showed that the US cancer death rate rose during most of the 20th century, largely due to an increase in lung cancer deaths related to smoking. »

Mining firm: Europe’s largest rare earths deposit found in Sweden

Authored by politico.eu

Europe's largest known deposit of rare earth elements — key for building electric vehicle batteries and wind turbines — has been discovered in northern Sweden, mining company LKAB announced today.

The Swedish company found a deposit of rare earth metals exceeding 1 million tons of rare earth oxides.

No rare earth elements are currently mined in Europe, with China providing nearly 98 percent of the EU’s supply. »