environments, a regional leader said on Tuesday. Hendrik Wuest, the premier of North Rhine

BERLIN( Reuters)-German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet regional leaders on Friday to agree new measures to tackle the highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus, including tighter restrictions on restaurants and bars.... Among steps being considered is a requirement for people with only two coronavirus shots to show proof of a negative test to enter a restaurant or bar, in an effort to encourage more people to get a booster. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said the hospitality indus

BERLIN--Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold talks Tuesday with the governors of Germany's 16 states amid growing concern about the steep rise in new coronavirus cases in the country. Merkel's office confirmed Monday that the outgoing chancellor would have a video call with governors to discuss the outbreak, but declined immediately to provide details including whether any decisions would be made. Germany's highest court is due to decide Tuesday on complaints filed against nationwide restrictions

DSSELDORF: Exit polls from a regional vote in Germany’s most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia on Sunday showed Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats( SPD) lagging badly behind the conservative CDU. Surveys published after polling stations closed at 6pm put the conservatives on around 35 percent, with the SPD on around 28 percent — a result that would be its worst ever in the state. The drubbing comes amid criticism for Scholz over his stance on the war in Ukraine, especially his perc

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close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for December 20 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... Anthony Fauci, made the rounds on television over the weekend, promising that the Democrat will issue" a stark warning of what the winter will look like" for unvaccinated Americans.... People wait in a long line to get tested for COVID-19 in Times Square, New York, Monday, Dec....

People walk along La Rambla in downtown Barcelona, Spain, on Dec.... The Spanish government has ordered mandatory mask-wearing outdoors, with few exceptions, starting from Friday.... But authorities have ruled out measures that would hurt the economy--such as bar and restaurant closures--or caps on gatherings that would be unpopular during the festive period....