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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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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 attack, which Lebanese officials said killed at least 14 and injured more than 60, stoked fears Israel is driving toward a full-blown war on its northern border, even as the fight in Gaza goes ...

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 ...