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🌧 News for your morning! World Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon as US, UK urge restraint READ: https://str.sg/hQXM Asia Johor to have two more locations for VEP tag installation from Sept 22 READ: https://str.sg/BgsD Singapore $3b money laundering convicts now accused of human trafficking in the Philippines READ: https://str.sg/LKWE Stay in the know: https://str.sg/wyYP

Snaking queues formed outside the Apple Store on Orchard Road this morning for the iPhone 16's launch. https://str.sg/KonN

Researchers from Singapore have discovered a "spa" treatment that can reverse the age of women’s eggs. The breakthrough paves the way for greater success in assisted reproductive technologies such as IVF. https://str.sg/jxAr

Sunda pangolins are one of Singapore’s rarest animals, favouring forested areas and moving around only under the cloak of night. In recent years, they have been seen in unusual places like a university campus and on the streets of Katong. Many who venture out of the forests wind up in need of rescue or as roadkill. https://str.sg/aic8

Epigram will close its bookshop at Singapore Art Museum in January. “Unless rent prices relent, it’s unlikely we’ll move into another space,” said owner Edmund Wee. https://str.sg/EXBU

A Singaporean suspected of being a high-level drug trafficker was arrested in Thailand and deported. A police raid on the fugitive’s rented home turned up multiple luxury watches and gold pieces. https://str.sg/fskD

🏨 Planning a year-end vacation? Here are the top places to stay in according to The World’s 50 Best Hotels list. If you're thinking of a staycation instead, Raffles Hotel and Capella Singapore made the list. 😉 https://str.sg/LeBT

A man with a fetish for “anime girls mostly in uniform attire” has pleaded guilty to molesting an 11-year-old girl. When asked how many girls he had touched, Kieron Ng Kay Lin said: “Two digits but below 60.” https://str.sg/frkZ

More Singapore residents agreed with the use of the death penalty for the most serious crimes as compared with 2021, according to survey findings. Details: https://str.sg/oRRPS

2 people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out at a Kaki Bukit industrial building. Firefighters performed CPR on the duo when they were found in a unit opposite the one that was burning. https://str.sg/td9y