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Challenging Trump, E.U. and Japan Push Joint Trade Deal
By JACK EWING and JONATHAN SOBLE
By forging ahead before the Group of 20 meeting, Europe and Japan threatened to isolate the United States in important industries.
A liquefied natural gas plant at Ras Laffan in Qatar.
Qatar to Ramp Up Gas Production Amid Feud With Arab Neighbors
By STANLEY REED
The Persian Gulf state, which is under a blockade by Saudi Arabia and others in the region, says it will lift output 30 percent in the next five to seven years.
Vantiv Offers Worldpay a Deal Valued at $10 Billion
By CHAD BRAY
The British payment processor said it had agreed in principle to be acquired by an American rival that is looking to expand its international presence.
The 72-foot-long, 16-foot-high bus was designed to ride on tracks, with its body elevated so that two lanes of traffic could pass underneath.
China’s Vision for a Straddling Bus Dissolves in Scandal and Arrests
By AUSTIN RAMZY and CAROLYN ZHANG
Thirty-two people from an investment company that backed the enterprise were arrested on suspicion of illegal fund-raising, effectively killing the project.