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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport for his flight to China on Thursday.

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Why Western leaders are warily watching the German leader's trip to China

12:47pm November 03, 2022

by Esme Nicholson

As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to China to meet with President Xi Jinping on Friday, he is under political pressure at home, and from Washington, to rethink Berlin's relationship with Beijing.

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Social Democratic Party leader Olaf Scholz is the front-runner in the polls to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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This Is The Candidate To Beat In The Race To Become Germany's Next Leader

5:03am September 14, 2021

by Rob Schmitz

Social Democratic Party leader Olaf Scholz, the front-runner in the polls to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is credited for transforming Hamburg when he was the city's mayor.

The entrance to Herbertstrasse, the heart of the red-light district in Hamburg, Germany. Prostitution is legal in Germany, but the coronavirus pandemic prompted lawmakers to ban sex work in March.

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Germany Bans Prostitution During Pandemic. Sex Workers Say That Creates New Dangers

9:03pm August 26, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

Prostitution is legal in the country, but lawmakers have banned it to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Sex workers say that has put them at risk, and they want to work legally again.

An illustration showing patients being brought to the hospital during Hamburg's 1892 cholera outbreak.

What Hamburg's Missteps In 1892 Cholera Outbreak Can Teach Us About COVID-19 Response

11:03am May 06, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

Lesson No. 1: Have "proper precautions in place," says historian Richard Evans. And don't "try to hush it up." Thousands died in Hamburg after the government failed to acknowledge a cholera outbreak.

Policemen stand in front of a looted shop after riots struck Hamburg's Schanzenviertel district as the G-20 Summit heads toward its close on Saturday.

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G-20 Hamburg: Tens Of Thousands Demonstrate On Summit's Last Day

1:44pm July 08, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Huge and peaceful marches on Saturday followed a night of rioting and looting. More than 200 officers have been injured, Hamburg police say.

A woman is pepper-sprayed by police after she climbed onto an armored vehicle on the first day of the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.

Anti-Globalization Protests Spark Violence In Hamburg For Second Day

5:17pm July 07, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Activists continued protests in the German city as the summit of the world's major economic powers got underway.