Bautista Agut says hotel quarantine like jail with Wifi

(Reuters) - Roberto Bautista Agut has slammed the Victoria state government's quarantine requirements for tennis players ahead of next month's Australian Open and said being locked down in a hotel is like being in prison.

Parler partially reappears with support from Russian technology firm

Parler, a social media website and app popular with the American far right, has partially returned online with the help of a Russian-owned technology company.

METALS-Copper rises on strong economic data, aluminium soars,

Asian shares mostly lower, China gains on GDP rebound

SINGAPORE, Jan 18 (AP): Shares fell Monday across most of Asia following a retreat on Wall Street, but benchmarks in Hong Kong and Shanghai rose after data showed the Chinese economy grew a solid 2.3% in 2020.

Most Asia stocks down after gains, China growth beats expectations

Hong Kong, Jan 18, 2021 (AFP): Most markets fell Monday as investors took a breather following a recent rally, though Hong Kong and Shanghai enjoyed gains after data showed China's economy grew more than expected last year.

US teens tutor peers online to fill need during pandemic

When her suburban Dallas high school was forced to move online last spring because of the coronavirus pandemic, Charvi Goyal realised that the schoolmates she’d been informally tutoring between classes would still need extra help but wouldn’t necessarily be able to get it. So she took her tutoring online, as well.

Asia shares step back, await China economic update

SYDNEY: Asian share markets retreated from highs on Monday as disappointing news on U.S. consumer spending tempered risk sentiment ahead of a closely-watched reading on the health of the Chinese economy.

Japanese manufacturers least pessimistic since July 2019 in Jan

TOKYO: Sentiment among Japanese manufacturers improved to its least gloomy since July 2019 in January, while that of service-sector firms worsened, as businesses remained hampered by COVID-19 disruptions, the Reuters Tankan survey showed on Monday.

Tech enriches and empowers the differently abled

Assistive technology can break down barriers and open up a new world for people with disabilities, and the need has never been greater as nations speed up to become tech-centric in the face of the pandemic.

'No room to swing a racket': New Zealand player shares lockdown life

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - As one of the 47 tennis players forced into a hard isolation ahead of the Australian Open, New Zealand's Artem Sitak may be bouncing off the walls of his Melbourne hotel room by the end of his 14-day quarantine.