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The 'stressed' of the West

Alex Roberts Source: Al Mayadeen English 2024-02-05 22:18 0 Shares

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Last week, a puppet called Elmo – from the popular American children’s TV series Sesame Street – took to social media to ask an apparently innocent question of his followers: “How is everybody doing?”

The 'stressed' of the West

The 'stressed' of the West

Rishi Sunak Kir Starmer Northern Ireland UK Scotland

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