(Reuters) - Exiled Chinese businessman Miles Guo's fraud trial is expected to kick off on Friday in Manhattan with an opening statement from prosecutors, who say he conned investors and customers out of more than $1 billion through a fraudulent business empire. U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres will first finish picking a jury to hear federal prosecutors' case alleging Guo...

NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - The so-called FLiRT variants of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that cause COVID-19 have been the dominant forms of the virus circulating this year globally, according to the World Health Organization The moniker FLiRT is an acronym for the locations of the mutations the variants share on the virus' spike protein. One of them, called KP.2, has...

ATLANTA, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. trucking firms say a government-mandated transition from diesel to electric big rigs could end up costing them big money if customers are not willing to pay a premium for zero-emissions shipping services. Executives at several fleet owners told Reuters they have had trouble persuading clients to pay more for use of their electric trucks,...

(Reuters) -Microsoft President Brad Smith said the tech company's high profile deal with the United Arab Emirates-backed AI firm G42 could eventually involve the transfer of sophisticated chips and tools - a move that a senior Republican congressman warned could have national security implications. In an interview with Reuters this week, Smith said the sales accord, many details of which...