OSAKA, Japan 30 Jun (ANA) - Speculation about Angela Merkel’s health prompted by her uncontrolled bouts of trembling intensified yesterday after it was claimed that one western intelligence agency believed that the German leader was suffering from a “neurological problem”.

Merkel, 64, attending the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, insisted she was in good health despite the incident on Thursday, when she was seen clutching her arms in a failed attempt to prevent herself shaking during an official ceremony.

It followed a similar bout that had occurred in the previous week when she was standing alongside Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, during his visit to Berlin.

“I have nothing particular to report, but I’m fine,” Merkel told reporters, but she failed to answer when asked if she had consulted a doctor.(ANA)

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