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A boy tends to his herd in a cattle camp in South Sudan. Many young boys spend months at a time at such camps, looking after the cattle that are central to the livelihoods of thousands of families. (Photo by Alun McDonald / Oxfam)

Can family farming make poverty history?

In just 12 years, Vietnam cut its malnutrition rate in half by investing in small scale farming. Poverty in the country has plummeted from 58 percent in 1993 to 18 percent by 2006, says development charity Oxfam.

CNN

Study: Air pollution cuts life expectancy by 5.5 years in China

Severe pollution has slashed an average of five and half years from life expectancy in northern China, as toxic air has led to higher rates of stroke, heart disease and cancer.

CNNMoney

In China, air pollution report brings despair, humor

USA TODAY

Central African Republic ‘abandoned’ since coup, MSF says

The Central African Republic has been abandoned to cope with a “humanitarian emergency” since rebels seized power in March, a medical agency says.

BBC

Central African Republic’s healthcare crisis

Guardian

Bosnians rebury Srebrenica genocide victims

Tens of thousands have gathered in Bosnia for the funeral of 409 newly identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in which about 8,000 Muslims were slaughtered. Among the victims are 43 teenage boys and a baby.

Al Jazeera

Mass burial for newly-indentified Srebrenica victims

BBC

Mental decline at age 90 is less than a decade ago

A study of two large groups of the very elderly suggests that the mental performance of people who reach their 90s may be improving.

USA TODAY

Life begins at 90 as nonagenarians show sharp brainpower

Bloomberg

PHILANTHROPY AND AID

Venture philanthropy and the quest for aid effectiveness

Philanthropists are increasingly shaping the development landscape but what drives them and how healthy is the focus on getting ‘bang for their bucks’?

Guardian

Syria: ‘Aid money is going out as fast as it is coming in’

With public appeals unmet and the threat of disease as temperatures rise, where’s the urgency over the humanitarian crisis in Syria?

Guardian

Special section:

Syria Crisis

BBC

HUMAN RIGHTS

Myanmar frees child soldiers from army

Myanmar has released 42 children and young people from its armed forces, encouraging increased efforts to reduce the use of child soldiers, the U.N. has said.

Al Jazeera

Women challenge men in Pakistan’s 1st female jirga

When 16-year-old Tahira was murdered in a horrific acid attack, her parents got no justice until the case was taken up by Pakistan’s first female jirga, a community assembly set up to win justice for women.

Bangkok Post

DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE

Reasons why President Obama wants to expand trade with Africa

When Western officials have historically visited Africa, the major themes have been things like fighting poverty. So it was a departure for President Obama to focus on investment and trade instead.

The Atlantic

Hope for a breakthrough at Bali trade talks summit at year-end

Agricultural liberalization talks have a high chance of success, a senior Indonesian official said in reference to the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali.

The Nation

POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

Who is affected by big currency movements?

Some of the largest economies in Asia have seen big movements in the value of their currencies in recent months.

BBC

US slams Syria, Iran bid for Human Rights Council

The U.S. says that Syria and Iran don’t deserve positions on the U.N.’s Human Rights Council because they are under investigation themselves.

ABC News

Columns And Op-Ed

The opinions in the items below are not necessarily those of DailySource or our editors. Read more.

Blog (Julia Bunting):

What’s the true cost of enabling women to plan their families?

(Guardian)

Poverty Matters

Editorial:

US frackers can save millions of Chinese lives

Bloomberg

Editorial:

Why EU-US trade talks should be about more than trade

Christian Science Monitor

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GOOD NEWS

Retirement: Adventures in volunteering

Major charities and non-profits need donations but many need volunteers even more. Older Americans often have the time and experience and skills to volunteer and are of great value to these organizations.

MarketWatch

Planting mangrove trees pays off for coastal communities in Kenya

When Kahindi Charo gathered 30 of his friends to replant mangroves in the 12 square mile Mida Creek area, people in his village of Dabaso in Kilifi County dismissed them as crazy idlers.

Christian Science Monitor

NONPROFITS AND NGOS

Ikea brings flatpack innovation to emergency refugee shelters

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has teamed up with the U.N. Refugee Agency to develop a longer-lasting flatpack shelter.

Guardian

The solar kits that bring clean light to Kenya’s poor

The solar kits, which aim to scale up access to solar power for Kenya’s poor, are marketed using an installment plan that puts solar energy within reach of people with modest incomes.

Christian Science Monitor

ENVIRONMENT

Rich with water but little to drink in Tajikistan

Tajikistan has huge rivers that begin atop some of the world’s highest mountains and then flow through the country’s lush, green valleys. Yet for many Tajik families, getting enough water each day is still a struggle.

NPR

Dangerous global warming could be reversed, say scientists

Global warming could be reversed using a combination of burning trees and crops for energy, and capturing and storing carbon dioxide underground (CCS), according to an analysis by scientists.

Guardian

For a second-hand clock, it’s 1st in reliability

Physicists at the Paris Observatory have been testing an atomic clock that is so accurate it can measure time to within a single second in 300 million years. The clock could one day be used to redefine the second itself.

National Geographic

Just a second ... the times may be changing

Al Jazeera

Antarctic glass sponges live life in fast lane

Marine sponges, which live on the seafloor, have been known to go a decade without any measurable growth in the Antarctic. That idea has changed, because of a startling discovery off the eastern coast of Antarctica.

National Geographic

As ice cover disappears, life in the frigid Antarctic moves fast

esciencenews

Photo of the Day

The sweet potato is safeguarding children’s sight and improving the income of families in communities across Uganda, Mozambique and other countries in Africa. Vitamin A intake among young children doubled in households that grew them. (Photo by Gates Foundation)

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