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Yesterday — 29 May 2026NYT | Top Stories

Europe Is Edging Closer to a Trade War With China. Here’s Why.

As cheap goods pour in, threatening the continent’s manufacturing sector, a search for solutions is becoming increasingly urgent.

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Chinese-made electric vehicles awaiting export at the port in Hangzhou, eastern China, in May.

Temu Hit With Fine in E.U. Over Sales of Unsafe Goods

The Chinese e-commerce platform faces a penalty of more than $230 million for selling baby toys and other products the European Commission said could harm consumers.

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The action against Temu comes amid broader European scrutiny of Chinese companies that sell goods in the region. The European Commission is also investigating Shein and AliExpress, two of Temu’s Chinese rivals.
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Matthew Perry’s Assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison

28 May 2026 at 04:31
Kenneth Iwamasa injected Mr. Perry with the ketamine that killed him. He is the last of five defendants to be sentenced in the case.

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The actor Matthew Perry was found unresponsive in a hot tub at his home in Los Angeles on Oct. 28, 2023. His assistant had injected him with at least three shots of ketamine that day.
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