The side effects of newly discovered COVID strain XEC might not be more severe, but appears to be more contagious, ...

A new COVID variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe. The variant, called XEC, was first detected in Germany in August and appears to have a growth ...

The new Covid-19 variant XEC, formed from KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 strains, is spreading quickly in the US and globally. More ...

Billed as the world's biggest folk culture festival, the Oktoberfest last year drew more than seven million visitors who ...

Another Covid-19 wave is likely this summer, a modeller says, as a new mutant coronavirus variant emerges overseas. Experts ...

XEC is also an offshoot of omicron, the widely spread variant that formed in 2021. According to experts, it has some of omicron’s features, too — like less severe symptoms and easy transmissibility.

Far away from the celebrations within Cincinnati, the largest Oktoberfest in the world is now underway at the same exact time ...

Coldwater-Soltau is one of the oldest sister city programs in the country, but it has had its ups and downs, according to ...

The entrances have opened to Munich's Oktoberfest, allowing visitors to take their places in the city's famous beer tents. This year's event saw extra security after a string of security incidents ...

MUNICH -- Oktoberfest is open. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started Oktoberfest at noon Saturday when he inserted the tap ...

The winter season ushers in a new globally spreading COVID-19 variant called XEC, a mix of KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, both from the ...

Oktoberfest is open. Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started Oktoberfest at noon when he inserted the tap into the first keg, ...