Reuters Oddly Enough: April 21, 2017

Click to View in Browser Friday, April 21, 2017 Georgia grants couple's request to give daughter surname 'Allah' (Reuters) - Georgia officials have granted a couple's request to issue a birth certificate giving their toddler daughter the surname "Allah" after earlier refusing to do so because neither parent has that name, civil liberties advocates said on Thursday. Cockfighting in Cuba: clandestine venues, state arenas CIEGO DE AVILA (Reuters) - Cuban farmer Pascual Ferrel says his favorite fighting cock's prowess was "off the charts," so after it died of illness he had the black and red rooster preserved and displays it on his mantelpiece beside a television. You say Austria, I say Australia: Airbus trips up on tricky typo SYDNEY (Reuters) - Austria and Australia are 16,000 km (9,940 miles) and two keystrokes apart, as European aircraft manufacturer Airbus discovered to its chagrin this week. Loud sex sounds stall pro tennis match in Florida FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) - The score of a televised professional tennis match in Florida was love-15 when the apparent sounds of a woman in the throes of lovemaking interrupted it Tuesday night. Images show North Koreans playing volleyball at nuclear test site WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. experts who have been forecasting an imminent North Korean nuclear test said on Tuesday they were surprised when they viewed their latest satellite images of the country's nuclear test site and saw volleyball games under way. Condom-clogged pipe provides police clue in cracking Texas brothel AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Hundreds of condoms that clogged a city sewer pipe led police to raid a massage parlor in Texas and arrest two people for prostitution and other crimes, police documents released on Tuesday showed. Durham farmer runs off with coal carrying crown LONDON (Reuters) - A Durham farmer has beaten dozens of rivals to the title of World Coal Carrying Champion after charging through a northern England town with a 50kg (110 pounds) sack on his back. Bank of Canada gets nerdy to celebrate anniversary OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada may not be known for its humor but it marked the nation's 150th anniversary with a bit of whimsy, embedding a computer code in its website that lets users unlock a digital celebration. Runners brave cold and snow for North Pole marathon (Reuters) - Wrapped warmly against the cold, a group of runners set off for the barren white landscape for one very cool race - the North Pole Marathon. Doggy ice cream has tails wagging in Mexico City MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Dogs with a sweet tooth can finally satisfy their ice cream cravings - at the Don Paletto parlor in Mexico City. Related Video California "nuns" respond to a higher calling World's largest number of people dressed as Chaplin's "The Tramp" gather in Switzerland Entertainment News 'Guardians of the Galaxy' sequel gives heroes new 'million-piece puzzle' Stars turn out in New York to sing for music producer Clive Davis Keep up with the latest medical breakthroughs. Healthcare trends, pharmaceutical news and more are covered in this daily report. Register Today Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2017 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook