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Syrian women and children flee the violence in Sermin, Syria.  (Photo by Freedom House) Sierra Leone fights Ebola with nationwide lockdown Sierra Leone’s proposed countrywide “lockdown” will not help control an Ebola outbreak and could lead to the disease spreading further, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said. Huffington Post Ebola outbreak stirs anger in fragile Liberia Reuters   6 in 10 children face regular physical assault, report warns Six out of 10 children between the ages of two and 14 are regularly subject to physical assaults, according to a report that shows violence against children remains largely under-reported and undocumented. Guardian Blog: New report details ‘shocking’ levels of global violence against children Think Progress A mysterious virus is infecting children all over the US Hundreds of children in different parts of the U.S. have been hospitalized by a mysterious respiratory virus. Business Insider Children’s hospitals in 10 states report spike in respiratory illnesses FOX News   PHILANTHROPY AND AID Study finds 21 states lack school emergency plans The 2014 Disaster Report Card found that only twenty-nine states met minimum standards for emergency planning drawn from recommendations of the National Commission on Children in Disasters. Philanthropy News Digest How philanthropy is changing Philanthropist Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen is energetically waving her hands in the air. The Stanford University philanthropy professor says that she’s excited about how technology is changing the way people give. Wall Street Journal Blog: Philanthropy and education Huffington Post HUMAN RIGHTS Tobacco growers act to protect child workers The decision by a leading U.S. tobacco growers’ organization to oppose hiring children under 16 to work on tobacco farms is an important step toward ending this hazardous labor practice, Human Rights Watch said. Human Rights Watch 2 British human rights workers go missing in Qatar Two British human rights workers went missing while researching the mistreatment of migrant workers in Qatar. Time GOVERNANCE AND POLITICS Scots independence poll puts ‘yes’ campaign ahead at 51% Scotland’s nationalists overtook opponents of independence in an opinion poll, sparking a government promise of further devolution less than two weeks before the country votes on whether to break up the 307-year-old U.K. Bloomberg Scottish independence: Vote ‘will go to the wire’ BBC Somalia warns of attacks to avenge al-Shabab leader’s death Somalia’s government has credible intelligence that Islamic militants are planning attacks following the death of their leader in a U.S. air strike, a top official said. CTV DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE GetTaxi offers $10 Manhattan rides to challenge Uber GetTaxi Inc. is offering a flat $10 fare in Manhattan as the car-hailing application elbows its way into a market where Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are already jockeying for riders. Bloomberg ‘Huge scope for expansion in trade ties between India, South Africa’ South Africa today said there was need for reforms in IMF and the World Bank so that developing countries get adequate funding even as the president hailed the decision for the setting up of the BRICS bank. Times of India SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Science on diets is low in essential information Americans crave information about diets, even as our national weight keeps rising. New studies are highlighting that there is still a lot that we don’t know. NPR Where will Europe‘s ExoMars rover land? Scientists can’t decide. The European Space Agency has narrowed down the landing sites for its ExoMars rover to four. But a recent paper highlights the difficulties they will face in making the final call. Christian Science Monitor   Columns And Op-Ed The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more. Column (William I. Griffith): Does income inequality matter? Greenville Online Editorial: Surprises in global perceptions of child abuse Christian Science Monitor Column (Carrie Budoff-Brown and Edward-Isaac Dovere): Obama delays immigration action Daily Beast Column (David Cay Johnston): 3 ways that politicians are storing up disaster for pensioners Al Jazeera   Site edited by: Daniel Acosta, Julia Prilepina and Dipthi Battapadi.   GOOD NEWS China opens up to psychotherapy Nearly 60 years after psychology was banned under Mao, interest in the western ‘talking cure’ is gaining ground. Guardian Scottish independence may force UK nuclear deterrent rethink Britain’s future as a nuclear-armed nation could be thrown into doubt if Scotland votes for independence on September 18. Yahoo! News NONPROFITS & NGOS Nonprofit floats unusual alternative to private prison A group of activists have proposed a novel solution to a problem that has affected the U.S. for decades: the practice of locking people up in private prisons. Huffington Post India: New financial instrument helping NGO Educate Girls fund social work in Rajasthan Sometimes battles find unusual heroes. In Rajasthan’s Koliwara, a village in Pali district, the battle against child marriage has the village priest Savaram Devasi leading it. Times of India ENVIRONMENT Clear Lake contaminated by algae in potentially hazardous bloom Cyanobacteria, known as blue-green algae, is contaminating Clear Lake. The microorganisms are capable of rapid population growth, resulting in a hazardous “bloom.” Tech Times California blue whales first to recover from commercial whaling The population of California blue whales has rebounded from commercial whaling, according to research led by scientists at the University of Washington, which revealed historical levels. Mod Vive How much danger do ship strikes pose to blue whales? National Geographic   Photo of the Day An elderly Iranian, whose avid interest in books perhaps makes him appear younger than his years to the photographer, enjoys the book display at the 21st Tehran Book Fair.  (Photo by Hamid Najafi)	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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