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German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her first public appearance wearing a mask on Friday after being criticized for never having been pictured wearing one in public. Merkel was asked by a journalist at a news conference on Monday why she had never been seen wearing a mask in public. Merkel replied that she always wears a mask when she goes shopping, "But I won't tell you where I go shopping."

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