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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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The new and contagious XEC COVID-19 variant is spreading rapidly in several countries. Will it cause a surge in the U.S.?

Upon authorization by the European Commission, the Omicron KP.2-adapted COVID-19 vaccine will be available for individuals 6 months of age and ...

Just a week ago, before deadly floods swept through central Europe, the Czech Republic looked on track to become the first ...

Based on estimates from local officials, the damage to infrastructure could reach a combined $10 billion in these two ...

Butter producer prices spiked the most at 34% in August compared with the previous month, while sugar, bakery and ...