Merkel portrait at the Bode Museum

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   6 Nov

   Merkel shares her glass of water with a thirsty boy, and the video goes viral

   At a signing event in Berlin's Bode Museum, a thirsty boy asked Angela Merkel for water. Her friendly gesture has now been watched over a million times.