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January 12, 2023 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Israeli soldiers raid the village of Qabatiya in the occupied West Bank, killing two Palestinian men. In a separate incident, Israeli forces arrest an 18-year-old Palestinian man and kill his father in the Qalandia refugee camp.
Business and economy
The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina records a 94.8% inflation rate for its economy in 2022, the highest since 1991.
Disasters and accidents
A truck crashes into several minibus taxis at an intersection in Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa, killing five people and injuring nine others.
A tornado outbreak in the US states of Alabama and Georgia damages several towns and kills at least six people.
Five people are killed and at least one other person is injured after a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 10, Arizona, United States.
Health and environment
Swedish mining company LKAB discovers Europe's largest known deposit of rare-earth elements in Kiruna, Sweden.
The World Meteorological Organization of the United Nations reports an average global temperature of about 1.15 °C above pre-industrial levels in 2022, confirming that the last eight years were the highest temperatures recorded on Earth since records began.
Politics and elections
The Constitutional Court declares that the parties supporting President Patrice Talon, including the Progressive Union for Renewal and the Republican Bloc, have won a majority of 81 out of 109 seats in the National Assembly. The parties have been accused of electoral fraud by the opposition Democrats party, who plan to contest the results.
Sports
Cricket Australia announces the withdrawal of the Australia national team from their One Day International matches against Afghanistan scheduled for March in response to the Taliban government's recent prohibitions of education and employment for women.
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