Vienna  - Three out of four children aged between 10 and 13 are unable to distinguish between basic flavours sweet, sour, bitter and salty, a study by an Austrian university found recently.

Buenos Aires - "Best wishes on Mother's Day, Mum. By the way, I am gay."

Munich - In-line skaters should always wear proper helmets a and protect their wrists, elbows and knees to ward off injury in a fall, Germany's product safety and testing organization said.

Hamburg - Buds are sprouting, birds are twittering and the convertibles and sunglasses are coming out.

Milan - Natural and organic materials are current trends in furniture design, but in the coming months synthetic materials that were popular in the 1980s are to make a comeback.