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With winter coming, aid workers are prepping the Syrian refugee camp Zaatari in Jordan. Tent shortages have forced caravans on the black market, and homemade electrical wiring poses fire hazards.  (Photo by DFID- UK Dept for International Development) ‘I sold my sister for 300 dollars’ Amani has just turned 22. Two months ago she fled from the civil war in Syria and left her house in capital Damascus. After a dangerous nightlong trip she arrived at Zaatari, the refugee camp just over the border in Jordan. IPS Planning for winter in Jordan’s Zaatari camp IRIN Blog: A wedding dress in Zaatari  (The New Yorker) News Desk Bangladesh convicts hundreds in mutiny case A Bangladeshi court has convicted more than 300 soldiers at the start of a mass verdict over a 2009 military mutiny in which scores of senior officers were massacred. Al Jazeera Four things you need to know about the chaos in Bangladesh TIME   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 UN chief vows help for poverty-hit Sahel U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon vowed to help the people of Africa’s poor and conflict-scarred Sahel as he began a regional tour in Mali. Yahoo! News More substance abuse in Solomon Islands due to rising wealth A World Bank report has found that substance abuse in Solomon Islands is becoming more pervasive due to wealth created by the resources sector. ABC Online Earthshaking news: There may be other planets like ours There are likely “tens of billions” of Earth-like planets in our Milky Way galaxy, according to a study released by astronomers from the University of California-Berkeley and the University of Hawaii. USA TODAY   PHILANTHROPY AND AID South Sudan poised to sign new deal compact with aid donors South Sudan is poised to become the latest “fragile state” to sign a new deal compact with aid donors, setting out benchmarks for peace and state building. Guardian Yemeni Nobel laureate Tawakkol Karman gives away $500,000 prize money Nobel Peace laureate Tawakkol Karman has decided that the best use of her half million dollars in prize money is to give it all away. CNN HUMAN RIGHTS Report slams domestic abuse in Hungary Authorities are systematically failing to provide protection for domestic abuse victims in Hungary, a leading human rights organization said. Al Jazeera Silenced by status, farm workers face rape, sexual abuse In California, farms with more than 50 employees have to send their supervisors for sexual harassment training every two years as the farm industry tackles a problem that’s long been kept under wraps. NPR DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE Federal security forces take control of port on Mexico’s Pacific coast Federal authorities have taken control of Lazaro Cardenas, one of Mexico’s largest ports, and the navy will manage the facility, the federal government said. GlobalPost 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 Kenya seeks Draconian laws to fine and punish its press corps Among African nations, Kenya is especially proud of a robust and relatively free and open media — which is why a new proposal allowing select officials to sanction or fine journalists has provoked a stream of outrage here. Christian Science Monitor 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 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Nationwide seismic-monitor array nears completion Engineers activated a $90 million Transportable Array, an ambitious effort to blanket the contiguous United States with a moveable grid of seismic monitors. Scientific American Earthquake study points to possible carbon risks National Geographic The HIV rebound nobody is discussing Is an AIDS-free generation on the horizon? Not without the help of sex workers and other marginalized “key populations,” public health officials say. PBS NewsHour   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Hungary: chronic domestic violence Human Rights Watch Column (Andreas Hackl): Politics and power in Jordan’s Za’atari refugee camp IRIN Editorial: Fighting poverty with cookstoves and carbon markets LiveScience Blog (Erin Conway-Smith): Madagascar’s bamboo lemurs fight for survival  (NPR) parallels   Site edited by: Lynne Adams, Audrey Harry, Darling Gutierrez, Tanya Flowers 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 Robot detects breast cancer with space-grade tech The same technology designed for huge robotic arms that help astronauts in space is being brought back to Earth to do some heavy lifting in cancer treatment — in the form of a surgical robot. LiveScience 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 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 ENVIRONMENT Concentrations of warming gases breaks record The levels of gases in the atmosphere that drive global warming increased to a record high in 2012, according to the World Meteorological Organization. BBC Blog: CA will meet global warming goals for 2020 but not 2050  (San Francisco Chronicle) Fossils & Photons How pigeons may smell their way home Homing pigeons, like other birds, are extraordinary navigators, but how they manage to find their way back to their lofts is still debated. ScienceDaily Leaked climate report: food shortages and poverty rise There is no respite. Left unabated, climate change will cause global shortages of food and water, and drive people into deeper poverty. New Scientist   Photo of the Day In response to press reports of soldiers looting the Westgate Mall after the shootings, the Kenyan government is attempting to place restrictive laws and fines on journalists to sway opinions and punish the critics.  (Photo by Commonwealth Secretatiat)	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 If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Daily Quote Archives Email Newsletters Daily headlines Friends of the DailySource DailySource Archives Scroll through recent items from your favorite sections: News Top Stories Columns and Op-ed The Daily Quote Photo of the Day Email this edition Ways to Help Volunteer Spread the word Donate Shop Search Give feedback Other ways

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