G20 ministers struggle to find consensus on trade, climate


Japanese factories curbed production due in part to a slowdown in shipments of cars to the United States, where US President Donald Trump has ratcheted up his criticism of major nations, including Japan, for stealing US jobs.

BADEN BADEN, Germany: Finance ministers from the world's biggest economies were battling Saturday to halt a bid by US President Donald Trump's administration to roll back hard-fought pledges on trade and climate.

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