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Chinese Filmmaker Zhang Yimou To Direct Olympic Ceremony Again

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Acclaimed Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, who masterminded the spectacular opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, will reprise that role for next month’s Winter Games in the capital, organisers have announced. Zhang, 71, promised a “totally innovative” unveiling, while conceding that the global pandemic and colder weather will limit its scale compared to …

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Nvidia announces Arm-based ‘Grace’ server chip in direct challenge to Intel

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FILE PHOTO: A NVIDIA logo is shown at SIGGRAPH 2017 in Los Angeles, California, U.S. July 31, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo April 12, 2021 By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Nvidia Corp on Monday said it plans to make a server processor chip based on technology from the United Kingdom’s Arm Ltd, putting it in the …

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WH: Biden won’t hold direct talks with Kim Jong Un, experts warn China will take over Korean affairs if U.S. fails to open direct talks

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North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un before a meeting with US President Donald Trump on the south side of the Military Demarcation Line that divides North and South Korea, in the Joint Security Area (JSA) of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized zone (DMZ) on June 30, 2019. (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) …

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Putin offers direct talks with Biden, says no need for insults

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting on social and economic development of Crimea and Sevastopol, via video conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2021. (Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 11:36 AM PT – Thursday, March 18, 2021 Russian President Vladimir Putin recently criticized Joe Biden for his recent harsh remarks …

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Iran refutes Biden admin.’s claims of direct talks on release of hostages

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National security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 8:17 AM PT – Monday, February 22, 2021 According to Iran, the Biden administration’s claim that the two countries are holding direct negotiations over the release of American hostages …

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Fed up with loans, COVID-hit Spanish restaurants seek direct aid

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Begona Fraire, chef and owner of restaurant “Etimo”, prepares a dish in the kitchen of her restaurant in Madrid, Spain, February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez February 18, 2021 By Jesús Aguado and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) – Evaristo Pose says he has lost 86,000 euros ($104,000) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing him to dip …

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White House Ban on New Oil and Gas Leases a ‘Direct Attack’ on Wyoming, Says Governor

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Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon said the executive order that pauses new federal leases on oil and gas drilling is a “direct attack” on his state. “Losing that revenue is devastating to our schools, devastating to our communities, devastating to those small businesses that really depend on the energy sector,” the Republican governor told Fox News …

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42 Senate Democrats Support Direct Payments to Illegal Immigrants in ‘Vote-a-Rama’

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Dozens of Democrat senators in a Senate session that is still going early Friday voted to show their support for sending stimulus checks to illegal immigrants. Republicans offered a flurry of amendments during the Senate’s budget reconciliation debate as Democrats aim at using the budget process to ram through President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief package. …

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Cuomo, Whitmer push toward direct purchase of COVID-19 vaccines

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Syringes wand vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine are shown on December 17, 2020. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 3:10 PM PT – Tuesday, January 19, 2021 A pair of Democrat governors are pushing to buy the COVID-19 vaccine directly from Pfizer, instead of the government. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) …

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Manchin ‘Absolutely’ Opposes Further Blanket Direct Payment Checks

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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a moderate Democrat, on Friday said he opposed providing $2,000 stimulus checks, putting him at odds with President-elect Joe Biden. “Absolutely not. No,” Manchin told The Washington Post in an interview published Friday. “Getting people vaccinated, that’s job number one.” “How is the money that we invest now going to help us best to get jobs …

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