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The European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department has a team based in the capital of South Sudan working closely with humanitarian organizations to meet immediate needs of the population.  (Photo by Ludovico Gammarelli/ EU/ ECHO) Rural India transformed by roads and phones The construction of country roads, addition of 327 million rural phone connections and a rise in literacy to record levels since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took office has helped double the growth rate of India’s food output. Sydney Morning Herald Hospitality, agriculture firms vulnerable to human trafficking Shareholders are calling on 15 U.S.-based multinational corporations to ensure that their global supply chains are not facilitating human rights abuses, particularly labor and sex trafficking. IPS Factory life far from home leaves China’s migrant workers vulnerable CNN   South Sudan ceasefire talks open as battles rage South Sudan‘s warring parties opened negotiations to end nearly three weeks of raging conflict in which thousands are feared dead and that has taken the world’s youngest nation to the brink of all-out civil war. Times of India South Sudan: Destroying itself from within Economist Genocide and Rwanda’s lessons for South Sudan CNN Cambodian forces open fire as factory strikes turn violent Cambodian military police opened fire with assault rifles to quell a protest by stone-throwing garment factory workers demanding higher pay, killing at least three people, witnesses said. Reuters Cambodian military police open fire on protesters Wall Street Journal 2 newspapers call for clemency for Edward Snowden The New York Times and Guardian newspapers have called for clemency for Edward Snowden, saying that the espionage worker-turned-privacy advocate should be praised rather than punished for his disclosures. San Francisco Chronicle   PHILANTHROPY AND AID Mark Zuckerberg is America’s biggest philanthropist Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of Facebook, was the U.S.’s biggest charity donor in 2013, according to a list of publicly-available donations. Telegraph.co.uk 2013’s biggest gifts signal rebound Big gifts made a comeback in 2013, with America’s wealthiest philanthropists donating a total of more than $3.4-billion to charity, according to a new tally by The Chronicle. The Chronicle of Philanthropy HUMAN RIGHTS Cambodia: Child protection workers call for an end to ‘orphanage tourism’ Child protection and NGO workers are pleading with tourists and volunteers to stay away from orphanages in Cambodia, claiming so-called “orphanage tourism” damages the children and enables exploitation. Guardian Haiti minimum wage increase ignites competition row in textile industry The issue of Haiti’s minimum wage is inflaming employment relations, as garment factory owners and workers unions dispute the optimum rate. The country’s textile exports may become uncompetitive. Guardian DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE World manufacturing ends 2013 on a strong note Major exporters like the United States, Japan and Germany all saw demand pick up, although China’s performance remained modest, surveys showed. Reuters China Wal-Mart surprise: How did fox meat get into donkey products? Wal-Mart has just recalled donkey meat products from some of its stores in China because tests have found them to be contaminated with fox meat. Christian Science Monitor Blog: Waiter, there’s fox in my donkey meat: the global scandal of food fraud  (TIME) Ecocentric POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE Long-term jobless voice fears as unemployment checks end Unemployment checks for 1.3 million people around the country ran out after Congress didn’t renew extended benefits approved during the Great Recession. Seattle Times For the unemployed, ideas to help bridge the gap to work NPR China tells police to be loyal to party amid graft crackdown China’s police chief wrote that his officers must uphold the leadership of the Communist Party and be loyal to it, as the government targets the domestic security apparatus in a crackdown on corruption. Reuters SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY E-cigarettes divide health experts Quitting smoking is always one of the top New Year’s resolutions. But while e-cigarettes are marketed as a non-tobacco alternative to traditional smokes, they remain controversial. CBC News Trials to begin on new degradable surgical implant Researchers have developed a degradable implant which they say has huge potential to improve surgical success rates. The protective patch, which wraps soft tissue, will be trialed in patients with shoulder injuries. BBC   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Editorial: Snowden affair: the case for a pardon Guardian Column (William Schulz): Human rights progress took a winding road in 2013 Christian Science Monitor Column (Jonathan Gruber): When will we get the verdict on Obamacare? CNN   Site edited by: Audrey Harry, Jo Perdicchia, Daniel Acosta, Akanksha Kaul and Amy Marie Phillips.   GOOD NEWS Pope Francis nearly triples Vatican City crowds in 2013 Pope Francis drew more than 6.6 million people to his audiences, Masses and other events in Vatican City during his first year in office, figures show. BBC An unexpected gift from a controversial tweet Aid for Africa, a coalition of small American charities, didn’t set out to reap financial benefit from a racist comment that attracted global attention just before the Christmas holiday. The Chronicle of Philanthropy NGOS AND NONPROFITS UK aid money helps train giant rats to sniff out landmines With the help of funding from British taxpayers, mine-clearance charity Apopo uses African giant pouched rats for its life-saving work of sniffing out buried landmines in Mozambique. Telegraph.co.uk Charity begins on your phone: East Africans buoyed by novel way of giving “We’re totally different,” enthuses Paul Niehaus, co-founder of GiveDirectly, a non-profit that uses mobile money technology to transfer cash directly from donors to some of east Africa’s poorest people. Gulf News ENVIRONMENT Brazil’s ethanol sector is being buffeted by forces both human-made and natural Some of the world’s biggest corporations have invested billions of dollars to turn sugar cane into ethanol in Brazil. But oil — the fuel that ethanol was supposed to be slowly replacing — got in the way. Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting Plastic found beneath the Thames Estuary river Thousands of plastic pieces were discovered submerged along the river bed of the once cleaned upper Thames Estuary by scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London and the Natural History Museum. Environment News Service How mass-produced meat turned phosphorus into pollution NPR   Photo of the Day A man works on a snow sculpture in the Sapa region in northern Vietnam.  (Photo by Hoang Giang Hai)	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 Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. 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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