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Singapore’s financial sector has become a place for money laundering and international tax evasion. In order for the country to secure its economic future, it must clean up its act.  (Photo by Arian Zwegers) Syrian government says aid, vaccinations will reach all The Syrian government promised to ensure delivery of vaccinations and humanitarian aid across the country, after an outbreak of polio in the northeast and warnings of malnutrition in areas under military siege. Reuters Syria blames polio outbreak on foreign jihadis Denver Post Blog: Red Cross leader explains how polio vaccination campaign in Syria could work  (GlobalPost) Global Pulse Dirty money: Will Singapore clean up its act? Singapore has become an increasingly popular haven for money laundering and tax evasion. But now it faces calls for reform and a difficult dilemma: Can it be both a home for fortune hunters and a bastion of integrity? Spiegel International   India’s first mission to Mars lifts off India has launched a rocket it hopes will allow it to join an elite group of space explorers to Mars. The probe will explore the planet’s surface features, minerals and atmosphere. CNN India’s first Mars mission blasts off Times of India 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 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 Dutch group calls for action on child webcam sex Enlisting the help of a computer-generated 10-year-old Philippine girl, Dutch children‘s rights activists turned online sex predators into their prey. ABC News   PHILANTHROPY AND AID Aid groups call for radical change to deal with rising crises International aid agencies responding to major disasters are missing chances to improve the way they help survivors by failing to partner with local organizations, says a report by some of the biggest names in aid. Thomas Reuters Foundation Collaboration could help cities get ahead South Coast Today From social welfare groups, a river of political influence Social welfare groups — known as 501(c)4s, after their designation in tax law — are becoming a vehicle of choice for big donors to hide large donations in politics. NPR HUMAN RIGHTS Over 2,500 deaths during Indian clinical trials According to an affidavit filed by the health ministry in the Supreme Court in response to a petition by health NGOs, more than 2,500 Indians have died in the course of clinical trials in recent years, government figures reveal. IPS Amnesty International: Jordan is deporting Syrian refugees Jordan has forcibly returned hundreds of Syrian refugees to their home country in violation of international law, according to a new report by Amnesty International. Christian Science Monitor DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE Trade talks resume with European Union; US scraps beef ban After getting disrupted by the federal government shutdown, trade talks between the U.S. and the E.U. are back on track, with a second round of negotiations set to begin in Brussels. McClatchy Newspapers Ghana accuses UK recycling firm Environcom of illegal fridge imports One of the U.K.‘s largest recycling companies has imported thousands of banned second-hand fridges into Ghana, according to the west African country’s energy regulator. Guardian Inside Ghana’s electronic wasteland Al Jazeera POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE How to balance safety and openness for America’s diplomats Foreign affairs professionals have faced disease, disaster, war, and terrorism over the last 234 years. How secure should today’s officers be? The Atlantic Chinese land reform: a world to turn upside down Of the economic issues facing November’s plenum of the Chinese Communist Party, none looms larger than land reform in the countryside. Economist 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 What is 4-D printing? An M.I.T. lab is tweaking the idea of 3-D printing with the help of smart materials that continue to change even after they leave the printer. Scientific American   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, Darling Gutierrez and Amy Marie Phillips.   GOOD NEWS How active sports are helping vets heal and readjust to civilian life An Iraq veteran and double amputee is back hitting the slopes. Active sports are a new approach to helping disabled veterans recover from their injuries. Daily Beast 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 A nonprofit pushes to make legal aid key part of disaster services The New York Legal Assistance Group is doing all it can to get charities, grant makers, and government to think about legal aid as an essential nonprofit service that starts work right after a disaster strikes. The Chronicle of Philanthropy 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 Experts say nuclear power needed to slow warming Top climate scientists say wind and solar energy won’t be enough to head off extreme global warming, and they’re asking environmentalists to support the development of safer nuclear power. Detroit News Urban wastelands: The world’s 10 most polluted places TIME 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 A Highland cattle grazes in a field at Huis ter Heide, Netherlands. The U.S. has resumed beef trade talks with the European Union following a ban stemming from the mad cow scares.  (Photo by Red Junasun)	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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