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 ...

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

The XEC Covid variant, a sublineage of the omicron variant, was first reported in Berlin, Germany, in June and is now ...

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 ...

Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter officially started the 189th Oktoberfest at noon when he inserted the tap into the first keg.

Munich's Oktoberfest, the world's biggest beer festival, opened Saturday under heightened security following a string of attacks in Germany attributed to jihadists. Billed as the world's biggest folk ...

The entrances have opened to Munich's Oktoberfest, allowing visitors to take their places in the city's famous beer tents.

Sunday's matchup in New Orleans could serve as a confidence-infusing springboard for the Eagles defense -- or, it could deepen doubts. Philadelphia Phillies (92-62, first in the NL East) vs. New ...