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Brazil’s food exports have increased 120% in the last two decades while millions of Brazillians lack food security or go hungry.  (Photo by Danielle Periera) Is Brazil feeding the world as Brazilians go hungry? Brazil has increased its agricultural output by 120 percent over the past 20 years; however, while the country’s food exports are feeding the world, millions of Brazilians themselves go hungry. Christian Science Monitor In Brazil, social welfare programs worked Forbes HPV vaccine: One dose may be enough A single dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine may be enough to protect women against infection with the virus over the long-term. LiveScience   India vies for Mars glory India’s first attempt to reach Mars aims not just to gather information, nor simply to showcase Indian technology, but to steal an interplanetary march on its regional rival, China. Guardian India wrestles with space vs poverty question Examiner Blog: India’s low-cost mission to Mars  (NPR) parallels Africa piracy ransoms up to $339 Million — UN report Pirates off the coast of Somalia and the Horn of Africa have made between $339 million and $413 million in ransom profits, fueling a wide range of criminal activities on a global scale, according to a U.N.-backed report. allAfrica.com Segregation in American schools still problematic, despite best efforts As American schools struggle with issues of race, diversity and achievement, a new study in the American Sociological Review has split the difference in the ongoing discussion of resegregation. ScienceDaily   PHILANTHROPY AND AID Cut developing world deaths with better stoves, urges World Bank Simple measures to reduce pollution from cooking stoves in developing nations could save a million lives a year and help slow global warming, a World Bank study showed. EurActiv.com Collaboration could help cities get ahead Real collaboration among city leaders, whether politician or not, makes the difference between a successful place and one stuck struggling to turn itself around. South Coast Today HUMAN RIGHTS Lawyer: California prison uses pepper spray on mentally ill inmates Guards at the California State Prison, Corcoran, routinely pepper-spray mentally ill inmates to get them to leave their cells so guards can give them medication or move them to new cells. Al Jazeera For Kurdish women, it’s a double revolution After the uprising of 2011 against the Syrian government, the country’s Kurds opted for a neutrality that has forced them into clashes. In many ways, women are leading the charge. IPS DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE Apartheid’s legacy on land and farms is slow to fade in South Africa The idea of greater equality of land and farms runs deeply through South Africa — even as the slow speed of delivering on the dream is a source of rising frustration. Christian Science Monitor Palestinians risking their lives for a job West Bankers trying to find work in Israel face prison, injury, and even death. Al Jazeera Blog: How does Palestine’s economy work?  (Guardian) Datablog POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE Spying row: Indonesia threatens to stop co-operating on people smuggling The Indonesian foreign minister has escalated a diplomatic row with Australia after revelations about Australia’s intelligence gathering activities by suggesting co-operation on people smuggling operations may be reviewed. Guardian East Libya movement launches government, challenges Tripoli Leaders of an autonomy movement in Libya’s oil-rich east unilaterally declared a regional government in a challenge to the weak central government as new violence erupted in the restive region. Reuters SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Leadership void, not lack of money, slows efforts to address cervical cancer Opportunity for significant progress in addressing cervical cancer is being squandered because of a void of leadership and organization at the state levels, according to an Indiana University study. ScienceDaily One HPV vaccine dose ‘enough’ for cervical cancer prevention Medical News Today Synaptic transistor learns while It computes Exploiting unusual properties in modern materials, the synaptic transistor could mark the beginning of a new artificial intelligence: one embedded not in smart algorithms but in the architecture of a computer. ScienceDaily   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Blog (Eric Bergeson): Third world philanthropy The Examiner Column (Henia Belalia): Is professional activism getting in the way of real change? AlterNet Column (Simon Jenkins): The Red Cross needs to reclaim its hijacked neutrality Guardian   Site edited by: Audrey Harry, Amy Marie Phillips and Erkinaz Shuminov.   GOOD NEWS Rio slums get colorful makeover After reaching a fundraising goal on Kickstarter, two Dutch artists will begin a project to plaster and paint the facades of an entire shanty town in Rio de Janeiro with vivid, hyper-pigmented art designs. ABC News How your smartphone uses its co-pilot for good effect The latest updates to speedy mobile processors grab the attention, but the unsung coprocessors are becoming more important when a phone is moving or at rest. CNET News NGOS AND NONPROFITS What does sustainability look like in nonprofit journalism? A report from Knight Foundation finds that nonprofit news sites are growing revenues and audiences, but finding the path to long-term success will take more experimentation. Nieman Lab Why is Europe failing to take the energy-water connection seriously? The U.S. has woken up to the interdependence of the economy’s water and energy needs, but Europe appears to still be sleeping. Scientists & NGOs are prodding regulators on these trends. Guardian ENVIRONMENT PwC: World’s carbon budget could be blown by 2034 A new report from leading consultancy PwC says that the amount of greenhouse gas emissions countries can release is likely to be blown by 2034. RTCC Leaked climate change report predicts violent, poorer, sicker future The Weather Channel Fears for Scottish salmon farming after China production targets missed The Scottish salmon farming industry is struggling to meet a controversial target to rapidly increase production to help feed China’s growing appetite for fresh and smoked salmon. Guardian   Photo of the Day Ostriches congregate on a South African farm. There, the ethos of more representative land ownership is strong, but change is slow.  (Photo by John Charalambous)	DailySource Most Popular Most viewed Most shared Most recent Connect with Us Or enter Amazon via the box below and they will donate 4-7% of all purchases you make in the next 24 hours to us. Take a Quick Tour The Daily Quote You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. 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