Archive - backstory

28 March 2025 An earthquake measuring 7.7 hits Myanmar and Thailand, killing over 1,000 people and injuring thousands of others.

Mar 29 •

January 2025

Who Do You Trust?

Hello to all new subscribers and thanks for joining.

Jan 25 •

a journey in Yemen

Jan 11 •

Kevin Can't Come to Phone Right Now

a late Christmas in Sudan

Jan 4 •

December 2024

26 January 2011 In the Syrian city of Al Hasakah, a Kurdish man douses himself in petrol and sets himself on fire.

Dec 7, 2024 •

November 2024

and other delusions

Nov 23, 2024 •

The Greatest Performance Ever

November 2024 Comedian, Conan O'Brien, is announced as the host for the 97th Academy Awards ceremony in Hollywood.

Nov 16, 2024 •

There's an election coming soon and it could be significant, not only for the voters themselves of course, but the world.

Nov 2, 2024 •

October 2024

1988 The remnants of Colonel Gaddafi's failed pan-Arab Alliance take refuge in northern Darfur after defeat by combined French and Chadian forces.

Oct 19, 2024 •

September 2024

Sep 14, 2024 •

August 2024

August 2024 The BBC report that fishermen from the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Ghana may have been the victims of modern slavery, having arrived in the…

Aug 24, 2024 •

the death of a hero

Aug 10, 2024 •

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