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17.09.2022 / 17:15

Germany’s Oktoberfest returns after 2-year hiatus

MUNICH, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 17: Revellers attend the Einzug der Wiesenwirte (opening parade) of the 2022 Oktoberfest beer fest on September 17, 2022 in Munich, Germany. This year's Oktoberfest, which runs until October 3 and is expected to draw over MUNICH (AP) - The beer is flowing at Munich’s world-famous Oktoberfest for the first time since 2019.With three knocks of a hammer and the traditional cry of "O’zapft is" — "It’s tapped" — Mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap in the first keg at noon on Saturday, officially opening the festivities after a two-year break forced by the coronavirus pandemic.The Oktoberfest has typically drawn about 6 million visitors every year to packed festival grounds in Bavaria’s capital.

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Germany's famed Oktoberfest opens after two-year pandemic hiatus

Oktoberfest, Germany's famed beer festival which draws millions of visitors from around the world, has opened in Munich after a two-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Leader of Merkel's party seeks backing in bid for chancellor

BERLIN – The new leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party says he's confident of securing his party's support to become the center-right candidate for Germany's next leader, after he and a rival both declared their ambitions.

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Beam me up? Bavarian governor eyes top job after Merkel

NUREMBERG – Markus Soeder is many things: the state governor of Bavaria, a conservative who believes in combating climate change, and a Star Trek fan.

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Germany to reinstate border controls over virus variant

BERLIN – The German government decided Thursday to temporarily reinstate border controls along its southeastern frontier after designating the Czech Republic and parts of Austria as “mutation areas" due to their high number of variant coronavirus cases, German news agency dpa reported.

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Germany to restrict travel with neighbours over coronavirus mutations

Germany plans to impose restrictions on travel from Austria and the Czech Republic over concerns about aggressive mutations of the coronavirus, potentially disrupting cross-country commuters and commerce.The German states of Bavaria and Saxony have asked the federal government to establish border controls with the neighbouring countries, Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder said on Thursday.Also Read | Inside the Mindtree makeover strategy“We think it is necessary that both will be declared mutation areas," Soeder told reporters in Munich. “This will probably happen."A meeting is set to be held this afternoon to discuss the move, according to the Bild newspaper.

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German states tighten virus rules as pandemic battle falters

BERLIN – Two German states moved closer to a “hard lockdown” Tuesday as officials warned that continued high coronavirus infections could overwhelm hospitals and that too many people were ignoring existing pandemic restrictions.The governor of Saxony, Michael Kretschmer, announced that schools and most stores will close from Monday until Jan.

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Austria announces 4-week partial lockdown starting Tuesday amid COVID-19 spike

FILE - Austria's Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz speaks to the media after a meeting with Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Soeder at the German-Austrian Border on October 9, 2020 in Bad Reichenhall, Germany. (Lukas Barth - Pool/Getty Images)VIENNA - Austria on Saturday announced a partial shutdown that will see restaurants and bars closed for four weeks, cultural, sports and leisure activities canceled, and residents asked to stay home after 8 p.m.

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Coronavirus positive? Tens of thousands in Germany left wondering

BERLIN – Tens of thousands of travelers who were tested for the coronavirus upon entering Germany in the last two weeks waited Thursday to learn whether they were infected as Bavaria state officials acknowledged that many recipients had yet to be notified, including hundreds with positive results.Bavarian Gov.

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Munich's Oktoberfest celebrations canceled amid coronavirus pandemic: 'The risk is just too high'

German officials announced on Tuesday that Munich's annual Oktoberfest festivities would be canceled due to the health risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavius: Oktoberfest unlikely to take place this year

BERLIN: The annual Oktoberfest, the world's largest beer festival, is unlikely to take place this year due to the coronavirus crisis, the premier of the southern German state of Bavaria said on Thursday.

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