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Lance Cpl. Samalay Yassini, Ugandan armed forces, Norah Nagai, a malaria patient, and her mother Rukia Nazziwa gather at the Nyimbwa Health Clinic. Members of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa visited the clinic in a preemptive defense against Ebola.  (Photo by Tom Ouellette/ US Navy/ USAID) Ebola scare forces Senegal to close borders Guinea records more cases and deaths, as Senegal shuts crossings amid reports of cases in other neighbouring states. Al Jazeera Ebola death toll in Guinea rises to 70 as Senegal closes border Bloomberg Washington state mudslide highlights lack of national landslide tracking, maps People living in the path of the Washington state landslide had no warning before the mudslide came down the mountain. Homeowners didn’t know the hillside could give way at any time. Star Tribune Unaccounted for number in Washington landslide plummets to 30 CNN   Putin, Obama maneuver over crisis in Ukraine Thousands of Russian troops are poised along Ukraine’s border as Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meet in Paris, seeking to defuse the crisis. Christian Science Monitor The Guardian: Russia clarifies Ukraine stance as Lavrov meets Kerry in Paris Kiev Post MH370: new object sightings fuel hopes, but families demand ‘truth’ As the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 turned up fresh clues, dozens of Chinese relatives demanded that Malaysia provide evidence on the fate of their loved ones. CNN Flight MH370: no confirmation that objects recovered belong to missing plane euronews Syria’s Assad preparing to run for president despite civil war Syrian President Bashar Assad is quietly preparing to hold elections by early summer, even with large parts of the country in ruins and a third of the population scattered by civil war. FOX News Syrian army chalking victory after victory in civil war Arizona Daily Star   PHILANTHROPY AND AID Cory Booker, US Attorney among speakers at Newark child abuse prevention summit Roughly 6 million children are abused in America every year. More than four die from abuse and neglect every day. The CDC puts the total lifetime cost of child abuse at $124 billion each year. NJ.con Marjorie Fisher funds Tooth Fairy RV to bring dental care to second-graders Since the death of her husband, Detroit and Palm Beach business powerhouse Max Fisher, who has broadened her philanthropy by helping Palm Beach County children in need. Palm Beach Daily News HUMAN RIGHTS Memorandum on human rights priorities for the EU-Africa summit The EU-Africa summit provides an important opportunity to highlight human rights developments in both Africa and Europe. Progress is being made, but daunting challenges remain. Human Rights Watch North Korea rejects UN resolution on human rights Pyongyang: North Korea rejected a UN resolution condemning human rights violations in the country. ZeeNews DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE Charter Communications objects Time Warner-Comcast merger The proposed Comcast takeover of Time Warner Cable has met with another detractor. Unsurprisingly, Charter Communications, who tried to bid for TWC before Comcast swept in, does not endorse the merger. Latin Post Free-trade pact could hit developing countries Trade barriers could harm poor countries‘ access to rich countries’ markets. Some of these countries worry about a planned free-trade zone between the U.S. and the EU, which may shut them out. Deutsche Welle POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE Hundreds demand pact protesters go back to school Hundreds gathered in downtown Taipei to urge student to stop occupying the Legislature and a “rational discussion” of a disputed service trade pact with China. The China Post Taiwan Trade Deal Protest: students demand leader Ma rethink trade deal YouTube Afghanistan 2014: political transition As Afghanistan heads for presidential elections, the country is going through one of the most critical periods in its history. Open Democracy Taliban launch attack on Afghanistan’s electoral commission building Telegraph.co.uk SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Microsoft promises to not invade customer accounts again After reports that Microsoft had infiltrated a Hotmail client’s content in search of alleged stolen source code, the tech giant now claims it will notify legal authorities in the future to avoid violating privacy protections. Russia Today Scientists build synthetic chromosome An international team of scientists has built a modified yeast chromosome from scratch, the latest step in the quest to make the world’s first synthetic yeast genome. The Independent   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (Uri Friedman): The Arctic: Where the US and Russia could square off next The Atlantic Column (Charles Lane): Inequality in upscale blue America Star Tribune Column (John Norris): In defense of the handout Pittsburgh Post-Gazette   Site edited by: Daniel Acosta, Amy Marie Phillips and Jordan Littell.   GOOD NEWS Goodyear ‘Highway Hero’ risked life at burning tanker wreck A truck driver who rescued another trucker who had fallen from a burning tanker truck that was hanging over the side of a freeway overpass has been named the 31st Goodyear Highway Hero. Good News Network A cup of Earl Grey ‘as good as statins’ at fighting heart disease, study finds Drinking Earl Grey tea could help guard against heart disease, it has emerged, after a study found that bergamot extract, a key ingredient in the hot drink, is just as effective as statins at controlling cholesterol. Telegraph.co.uk Cardiovascular Disease: Tea or Coffee? Guardian NGOS AND NONPROFITS Don’t just donate, donate right Many large companies have an established corporate social responsibility (CSR) program through which they work with non-Government organizations (NGOs). Hindu Business Line NGOs donate house to disadvantaged family Tasmania Daily News The private life of the Nepali private sector Nepal’s private sector, as evidence shows, is shying away from its major responsibilities and becoming much like NGOs. United We Blog ENVIRONMENT The toxins that threaten our brains Leading scientists recently identified a dozen chemicals as being responsible for widespread behavioral and cognitive problems. The Atlantic Lights go out in over 7,000 cities worldwide Lights went off in thousands of cities and towns across the world for the annual Earth Hour campaign, which is aiming to raise money via the Internet for environmental projects. Manila Bulletin Earth Hour celebrated around the globe Baltimore Sun   Photo of the Day An onlooker walks through ‘Pavilion’ by Olaf Nicolai in Nuremberg, Germany.  (Photo by Heribert Pohl)	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. 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