Pritimaya Tripathy

Journalist. Coordinating Editor @timesofindia. Formerly with Hindustan Times, The Hindu, TNIE, and Deccan Chronicle. Life is good; we make it difficult.

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In a high-profile heist, thieves stole Bronze Age treasure from a Spanish museum in four minutes.

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Fishermen in this South American country are in a dilemma. Offshore, it's the fear of US air strikes. Onshore, drug cartels force them to carry cocaine or pay ‘fees’ to keep fishing.

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Blackouts are frequent; necessities are luxuries. This is the life under US sanctions, particularly an oil blockade, for 10 million people in this Caribbean island nation. Before figuring out why, we need to look at the relations between the two countries. Do watch this video.

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One of the nine new names approved for future tropical cyclones in the Asia-Pacific region is of a delectable snack most of us could find too hard to resist. Also, there are names meaning a frog and a snake. Do watch this video to find out how tropical cyclones are named.

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After record-breaking heatwaves, Europe is battling devastating wildfires. As the effort intensifies, experts point to an unprecedented phenomenon that could exacerbate the effects of the blazes in France. Do watch this video to understand what it is and how it occurs.

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At the heart of the war in West Asia is an energy shipping channel that is caught in the crossfire because of its strategic importance. As no ceasefire holds long enough even after four months, I explain in this video why this waterway is critical to the world.

[Richard Engel @RichardEngel]

My wife ⁦@MaryKForrest⁩ wrote an essay about grieving our son Henry that is sensitive, bold and above all brave, writing about the hardest thing a parent can ever do. The Week I Spent With Our Son Henry Before He Died: Essay https://t.co/4ClgWzaSI5

[Faheem Younus, MD @FaheemYounus]

If we had these tools to fight COVID in 2020…

PPE
Vaccines
Treatments
Mass education
Rapid tests/PCR

…there wouldn’t be a pandemic.

It’s 2022. We have the tools now. It’s time to focus on equitable distribution, stop fear mongering and live on.

[Michael Kugelman @MichaelKugelman]

The Taliban has announced its cabinet, which is essentially all Taliban leaders including a few Haqqanis.
It’s not at all inclusive, and that’s no surprise whatsoever. The Taliban had never indicated that any of its Cabinet ministers would include anyone other than themselves.

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[Kishori Pednekar @KishoriPednekar]

Dear @indiatoday

I am very much alive and taking treatment at the Global Hospital. Also FYI ate Dal Khichdi some time back.

I am sure as a leading media group you all are aware of basic Journalistic principles Please bother to verify such news. That's least one can expect.

[Shekhar Gupta @ShekharGupta]

Raining vaccines….on a day Novovax (Covovax in India) also posts stellar Ph 3 results…

Zydus Cadila applies for approval to ZyCov-D, India’s 1st Covid vaccine tested on 12-18-yr-olds

@ChandnaHimani reports

#ThePrintTracksCovid

https://t.co/Wz3GBWj16g

[indianhistorypics @IndiaHistorypic]

1960 :: Milkha Singh In Rome Olympics

[Faheem Younus, MD @FaheemYounus]

Who to believe

Vaccine supporters are typically experts, epidemiologists virologists with LIFELONG careers in infectious disease

Vaccine deniers are typically doctors without infectious disease expertise, famous ppl or paranoid googlers

The choice shouldn’t be hard

[Krishnadas Rajagopal @kdrajagopal]

Class 5 student writes to CJI thanking SC for intervening effectively in COVID fight, saving lives. Her letter has a drawing of a judge giving Coronavirus a knock on its head with the gavel. An impressed CJI sends her a signed copy of the Constitution

https://t.co/IDJLVXyraZ

[Faheem Younus, MD @FaheemYounus]

Any SINGLE symptom should make you think COVID. Cough or fever or shortness of breath or body aches or loss of smell/taste

Don’t wait for ALL symptoms. Get tested and isolate for 10 days

Don’t delay or dismiss. You’ll end up spreading it to others.

When in doubt, get tested.

[N. Ram @nramind]

Well done: https://t.co/eIZngl16XQ

[Faheem Younus, MD @FaheemYounus]

Where is the Risk?

Most COVID exposures occur:

- Indoors (>90%)
- 1-2 days before symptom onset to up to 5 days after
- Through a trusted person

Surfaces, clothes and food are NOT a big enough source of exposure to worry about.

Keep living your life. Cautiously

[Jatin Anand @JatinPaul]

.#Delhi: #Lockdown extended till 5 am on May 17; implementation will be “stricter this week”, the Delhi Metro too will be shut, CM Arvind Kejriwal announces

[The Indian Express @IndianExpress]

Before he joined politics, Srinivas was a cricketer who represented Karnataka in the under-19 team. https://t.co/3xb36cOnvG