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2020 Power, Together Awards at the Reykjavík Global Forum

Former Icelandic President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir and founder of the Promise Fund of Florida Nancy G. Brinker are recipients of this year’s Power, Together Awards at the 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders. The awards honor those who have made important strides for “The Pink Ribbon,” the globally-recognized icon for breast cancer awareness. Source

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Taliban urges Biden to withdraw U.S. troops; Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers resign

The Taliban is calling on President-elect Joe Biden to stick with a February agreement to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers have all resigned in a show of defiance after four politicians were expelled from the government, and Sudan is bracing for up to 200,000 refugees to pour into the country while trying to escape deadly violence in neighboring Ethiopia. CBS News’ Rylee Carlson has the headlines from London. Source

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Navajo Nation struggles with another surge of COVID-19

Navajo Nation is taking measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus as the number of cases continues to increase. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez joins CBSN to explain what they’re doing to keep people healthy, and what he says will help the Navajo prosper as the Biden administration prepares to take office. Source

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Melinda Gates joins panel on women’s role in a post-pandemic world

The 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders held a panel on the importance of women’s leadership in shaping the pandemic response as well as the specific areas for action that governments and the private sector can take, with a focus on childcare. Participants include: Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Sanda Ojiambo, CEO and executive director of UN Global Compact; K.K. Shailaja Teacher, Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Kerala State, India. The panel is moderated by Nancy Kacungira. Source

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Checking in with the stars of the new CBS sitcom “B Positive”

Thomas Middleditch and Annaleigh Ashford star in the new CBS sitcom “B Positive,” which is about an unlikely friendship that forms when Gina, an old acquaintance from high school, offers to donate her kidney to Drew, who she hasn’t seen in years. Middleditch and Ashford will share how the sitcom is based on the real life experience of the show’s creator, plus what it has been like to film during the pandemic. Source

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