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If you can bend your thumb to your forearm and hyperextend your elbow beyond 10 degrees, you may be double-jointed. While hypermobility (not to be confused with flexibility) sounds like fun, it can also cause you pain if you don't manage it carefully: https://cna.asia/47c25BM

Phuket International Airport shut its runway for several hours after a Thai navy plane made an emergency landing, disrupting about 70 flights. Affected airlines include Cathay Pacific, Vietjet, IndiGo, AirAsia and Singapore Airlines: https://cna.asia/46NY19i

Bukit Batok Driving Centre will close by the end of 2030 to make way for new housing. A "next-generation driving centre" with simulators and smart circuits will be built in Chua Chu Kang instead: https://cna.asia/48knCJF

JUST IN: COE premiums hit S$128,105 for Category A, setting a new record for the third straight bidding exercise. Category B COE prices rose to S$141,000. https://cna.asia/3KZ6OxW

41 schools — including 2 junior colleges — will get new principals next year. 25 of them are first-time appointees: https://cna.asia/3IKpyRf

A Canadian theme park says it may have to euthanise 30 beluga whales if the government doesn’t step in with emergency funding. It's been under heavy scrutiny over how it treats its captive animals, and has already seen 20 whales die under its watch since 2019: https://cna.asia/4h12zxR

📈 For the first time ever, gold has crossed US$4,000 an ounce, extending a historic rally as investors seek safety from economic and political turmoil. Spot gold is now up 52% year-to-date after rising 27% last year: https://cna.asia/473lSCf

WATCH: Police in London have arrested 46 people in a major crackdown on a global network accused of smuggling nearly 40,000 stolen phones to China. The Met police said more than 80,000 mobile phones were stolen in London last year: https://cna.asia/46XbFaq

Swifties, ever wondered why Taylor has never performed at the Super Bowl halftime show? She's now explained the reason (and by the way, she didn't turn down any formal offer to do it either) – it's to do with her fiancé: https://cna.asia/3Wtub5g

The US has confirmed orthopaedic surgeon Dr Anjani Sinha as its new ambassador to Singapore. He was among a slew of nominees voted in by a 51-47 simple majority for various positions: https://cna.asia/3KJtZfA

Sentosa plans to cool its key visitor areas by 4°C without air-conditioning. Here's where and how. https://cna.asia/4gZ9VlC

Six Malaysian states have been identified as areas at risk of earthquakes, a government study found. But Segamat and Johor, which were recently hit by quakes, are "within a safe zone", based on updated data: https://cna.asia/46Xt96y

A 43-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering her landlord-boyfriend along an HDB corridor in Ang Mo Kio in 2021. She plans to appeal: https://cna.asia/4o6G1Ow

See a child who might be lost? Here's what you can do to help, especially if he or she appears to have special needs: https://cna.asia/3IyRHut

New bank transfer restrictions: How might they affect you, and what should you do if you have a series of large outbound transactions coming up? CNA breaks it down for you. https://cna.asia/42YOifi

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and over 160 others were deported to Greece from Israel after trying to sail aid to Gaza. Those who were detained by Israeli authorities said they were deprived of food and water and "treated like animals": https://cna.asia/46VkO30

Singapore teachers work longer hours and face more stress than the OECD average, a study has found. They also spend more time marking and doing admin, and less time teaching, compared with others internationally: https://cna.asia/4pYF1O8

The US government shutdown has entered its 2nd week, with both sides of the house still in a deadlock over funding negotiations. Salaries for hundreds of thousands of US public sector employees are set to be withheld from Friday, while military personnel could miss their paychecks from Oct 15: https://cna.asia/4nDZiXK

Tech professionals in Singapore earned a median monthly salary of S$7,950 last year — far higher than the national median of S$4,860 — according to new government figures. https://cna.asia/3VRLVXY

👸 Miss Singapore Universe has been crowned: she is Annika Xue Sager, a 25-year-old master’s student and fitness instructor. She’ll represent the nation in Bangkok in Nov. https://cna.asia/4nEnVnn