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NEWS: New KLIA aerotrains up and running by 2025

(Jan 5): United Airlines said on Sunday that it expects to begin testing Elon Musk's Starlink in February for in-flight internet services, and to first offer the connectivity on a commercial flight operated by Embraer aircraft this spring.

United Airlines to bring Musk's Starlink on flights by spring

ATHENS (Jan 5): Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis, who led the country into the European Union's (EU) single currency in 2001, died on Sunday, aged 88, at his summer house in the Peloponnese.

Former Greek prime minister Simitis passes away at age 88

VIENNA (Jan 5): Austria's ruling conservatives picked secretary general Christian Stocker as interim successor to Chancellor Karl Nehammer, Austrian media reported on Sunday, after Nehammer quit as his attempts to form a coalition government without the far right fell apart.

Austrian conservatives pick interim leader after chancellor quits

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida/MILAN (Jan 5): Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni made a surprise trip to Florida to meet with Donald Trump late on Saturday, as the key European leader sought to buttress ties with the president-elect before his inauguration on Jan 20.

Italy's Meloni boosts ties with Trump in surprise Florida visit

DOHA/DUBAI/CAIRO (Jan 5): Syria's new Islamist rulers said on Sunday that US sanctions on Syria were an obstacle to the war-torn country's rapid recovery, and urged Washington to lift them during a visit by Syrian officials to Qatar.

Syria's new Islamist rulers urge US to lift sanctions during visit to Doha

BANGI (Jan 5): Umno President Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has reminded party members not to participate in a rally scheduled to take place at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on Monday (Jan 6).

Zahid warns Umno members against joining Putrajaya rally

PUTRAJAYA (Jan 5): The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has advised the public not to participate in a rally scheduled to take place at the Palace of Justice here on Monday (Jan 6), as it has not received permission from the owner of the venue.

Police warns public against participating in unauthorised Palace of Justice rally

TAIPEI (Jan 5): Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, beat expectations to post its highest-ever revenue for the fourth quarter, on continued strong demand for artificial intelligence (AI) servers.

Foxconn beats estimates with record fourth-quarter revenue on AI demand

MOSCOW (Jan 5): Russian airports in the cities of Kazan, Nizhnekamsk, Izhevsk and Perm, which temporarily halted flights on Sunday morning to ensure the safety of civilian aircraft, have resumed normal operations, the aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia said.

Four Russian airports reopen after suspending flights, aviation watchdog says

SEOUL (Jan 5): The chief of security for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday that he could not cooperate with efforts to arrest the impeached leader, in remarks that could push the political crisis towards another high-stakes confrontation.

South Korea's presidential security chief defies Yoon's arrest bid as deadline looms