ECB Keeps Rates Unchanged (As Expected), Warns 'Full Energy Inflationary Shock Yet To Come'

Humanoid Loses Its Head In World's First Full-Size Robot Combat Tournament... And Keeps Fighting A humanoid robot was knocked headless during the world's first free-combat tournament for full-sized machines, but that didn't stop it from swinging, Newsweek reports. The bizarre scene unfolded at the Ultimate Robot Knock-out Legend (URKL) competition, which kicked off Thursday in Shenzhen, China. A white robot named White Eagle landed a high kick on its black opponent, "Matador," sending the loser's head rocking violently before it popped completely out of place. china’s URKL robot fight is absolute cinema a robot...

Majority Of Poles Are Against Ukraine Joining The EU Via Remix News, Poles are divided in their assessment of Ukraine’s possible accession to the European Union. However, according to the latest IBRiS poll conducted for Radio ZET, the voices of those opposed to accession dominate. A total of 35.3 percent of those surveyed voted in favor of Ukraine’s admission to the European Union. Strong support for such a solution was expressed by 8.4 percent of respondents, while 26.9 percent replied “rather yes.” There are definitely more opponents of Ukraine’s membership in the EU. A...

Birkin Bag Maker Plunges Most Since 2010 As Soft China Demand Weighs On Leather Sales Hermès shares in Paris suffered their steepest intraday decline in nearly 16 years after second-quarter leather goods sales missed estimates among analysts tracked by Bloomberg, reigniting concerns over the luxury group's large exposure to the Chinese market.  Second-quarter sales in the leather goods division rose 10.2% at constant exchange rates, missing the Bloomberg Consensus estimate of 10.7%. Overall revenue increased 6.7% to about 4.1 billion euros, slightly ahead of estimates, driven by 13.7% growth in the...