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By Sabina Mammadli Baku is once again decorated with blue, red, and green colors – the sight of tricolor flags flattering on a multitude of buildings. On September 27, the country commemorated the second anniversary of the start of the 44-day...

On 22 June 2022, a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Argoon and Barmal districts of Paktika province and Sapera district of Khost province in east of Afghanistan. It left the districts in ruins and destroyed the lives of the poor and bereaved...

The crises of recent years tend to erase from memory those that preceded them. One, as you may recall, was the financial collapse of 2008 – a collapse by many as the worst since the Great Depression. That collapse swept into...

SANTA FE, NM (AP) — Sonja Lujan, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s mother and an advocate for children with disabilities, has died of natural causes. Sonja Lujan was 82. The governor’s office said in a statement Monday that she died...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature’s new approach on drawing congressional maps is, if at first you don’t succeed, don’t try again. House Speaker Chris Sbrowls and Senate President Wilton Simpson sent a memo to lawmakers Monday ahead of a...

PROVIDENCE, RI (AP) — Rhode Island will get $15 million through a settlement with major oil and gas companies that allegedly polluted the state’s soil and groundwater with a gasoline additive, the attorney general announced Monday. Rhode Island Attorney General Peter...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear Republican lawmakers on Mondays criticized for failing to “meet the moment” on K-12 education funding during a time of short profits. The Democratic Governor praised many priorities in the state spending plan crafted...

The Optic announces public events in Que Pasa. Email news about your event to pscherer@orourkemediagroup.com at least one week before it takes place. Include a phone number. Information can also be dropped off at 720 University Ave., Suite B, Las Vegas....

The Western Cape Government welcomes approximately 500 PAY interns to the civil service On Friday, 1 April 2022, the Western Cape Government welcomed 492 newly appointed Premier’s Advancement of Youth (PAY) interns into the civil service. I want to congratulate the...

Two Rockport Fire call firefighters have graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy’s Call/Volunteer Recruit Firefighter Training Program. lt. Joseph Lucido and Firefighter Thomas Beaton, both members of Rockport Fire Squad One, were among 21 recruits from 13 fire departments in Class...