Agents for a plot to smuggle dozens of endangered fall comes out of the country to the gulf region the estimated value is over a 1000000. 00. Im told me on logic well welcome to the program the 2nd wave of the pandemic has arrived in europe and its prompting National Lockdowns ireland has become the 1st e. U. Country to return to an almost full nationwide lockdown as it battles to stop a surge in coronavirus cases Prime MinisterMikhail Mohsin said all nonessential retailers must close for 6 weeks starting on midnight at midnight on wednesday schools will be allowed to stay open but bars and restaurants will only be able to serve takeaways and people have been told to stay within 5 kilometers of their home for all but essential purposes the Prime Minister appealed to the nation to respect the new measures. I understand and i feel very personally im profoundly the sense of disappointment the feelings of loneliness perhaps even this the despair that this announcement will bring for money. The days are getting shorter and colder but i ask you to remember remember this even as the winter comes in there is hope and there is light if we pull together over the next 6 weeks we would have the opportunity to celebrate christmas in a meaningful way from all we are joined now by governor riley he is a Political Correspondent at virgin media news ireland goven good to have you on the program under the 1st you going to take such drastic measures nationwide for a 2nd time why is it doing this. The main reason is concern about arlins Health Service that right now there are 34 people with copd seen an ardent its carried out so that may not sound like much but arden is a country that only has around 260 or 270 d permanent intensive care beds and as of this evening statistics there are only about 30 more available and likewise if you look at those who are just in hospital with kobe and want to go the number was 70 for the c. Think its 298. 00 it has quadrupled in the space of a month and really the concern is that if that rate continues much more of the rate that its currently going then within a couple of weeks are tossed her system will simply be overwhelmed and that a lot of other procedures what have to be counseled that we could be looking at something approaching the sort of circumstances that we so initially at the start of the spring which prompted so many other countries to go into loveday our next concern now is that unless some drastic action is taken in the next couple of weeks to lower the level of code 1000 transmission in the Broader Society art could be heading a similar way again and how is the public reacting to this announcement. Weve yet to really see this announcement is only a few hours old so most people havent really had a chance to digest this there were some opinion polls taken by newspapers across the weekend which suggested that irish public was broadly split on this that of course there were many people who simply were sick of the idea of having to be europes getting paid to our it would be something of an experiment who just wants to go back to some kind of normality but there are others who accept that this is a very dangerous disease that this is a virus which can spread very very easily and which even if it isnt fatal it produces very Significant Health difficulties for many people who contract it so there are dividing opinions i think me whole market so could bet that the seed me when he read urged the public to join reading uncle dan with the hope of saving christmas that if we have 6 weeks of properly observed lockdown maybe we can go back to having some kind of social life for december and save the Christmas Period whether that is enough of an incentive to keep everybody onside well have to wait and see but gavin this is likely to hit the economy hot will the country be able to handle the consequences of a strike on lockdown. Well that is something which the government has already had to entertain because this isnt even the 1st time that the National PublicHealth Experts have recommended a 2nd lockdown they also recommended this measure 2 weeks ago back then the government said it wouldnt accept it because it would have been too premature that the government was not ready that this suggestion was landed on it without any prior warning d and that it didnt have the business support place since then weve passed our National Budget and we also have newly expanded welfare systems we have new employment supports we have new corporate lifelines which basically means the government thinks that it is prepared for this now this will be quite expensive for the r. C. Checker there will be about 250000 people they asked me to losing their jobs as a result of this the welfare supports alone will cost around a 1000000000 euro over the next 6 weeks thankfully its money that are it is able to borrow on the Global Markets that are economically went into they spend demick in a pretty good shape so it does have scope to be able to deal with that but obviously it is a very very significant gesture and something which is going to take you aside from its psyche a long time to overcome ok well have to leave at bath unagi havent run a Political Correspondent at virgin media news island in dublin many thanks and on to some of the other stories making news around the world. Iran has recorded its worst day for corona virus deaths with 337 fatalities confirmed on monday there are now more than 530000 confirmed cases in iran the countrys Health Ministry says the Current Situation is due to fewer people wearing face masks and more engaging in quote high risk social behaviors. Police have used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in nigerias capital abuja nationwide protest against Police Brutality started earlier this month amid widespread anger over a Controversial Police unit which the government has since dissolved protesters demanding an end to all Police Brutality and corruption. The 7. 5 magnitude quake off the coast of alaska has triggered tsunami warnings authorities urge residents to move to Higher Ground the quake was widely felt in communities along the Southern Coast no casualties have been reported. Police in france have searched dozens of homes belonging to suspected islamist militants the raids are linked to last weeks killing of a teacher in a paris some your party had used the tunes of the muslim prophet mohammad in a lesson about freedom of expression in moms were among the people who turned out to pay their respects outside the school where patty worked. Frons held a minutes silence for slain teachers some you know party on monday 3 days after the islamist attack people continue to mourn. Crisis meetings went late into the night in paris on sunday the result officials decided to authorize dozens of raids on properties beginning at 6 am on monday among them a proport an Aid Organization armored charity investigators say at least 80 complaints against the spread of hatred on the internet have been filed since the teachers murder. We have a clear message there would not be a minute to respond for the enemies of the republic. But is it. The French InteriorMinistry Says its currently investigating around 8000. 00 active islamists men such as abdelhakim. A radical islamist who has long been known to police launched an Online Hate Campaign against the murdered teacher and is now in police custody. Numerous frenchie moms expressed their sorrow on monday and clearly distanced themselves from the attack president to mind your receive the family of the murdered teacher at the el is a president ial palace meanwhile the Police Investigation into the killing continues. New clashes have erupted between armenia and azerbaijan despite a humanitarian ceasefire that was agreed to late on saturday in the disputed region of nagornokarabakh both sides accuse each other of violating the agreement just hours after it came into effect the breakaway region is mainly inhabited by Ethnic Armenians but internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan and this was the 2nd attempt at a ceasefire in the past week. Far from the front line but not far enough a makeshift shrine in a Residential District of ganja. The community torn apart. They were my friends and close acquaintances you can grasp just how much my heart is bleeding. At least 13 people died here in azerbaijan 2nd biggest city on saturday back who accuses armenia of launching the attack death and despair in the corner carabao to a ceasefire announced by the 2 sides after saturdays deadly attack in ganja prove short lived and fighting resumed soon afterwards the disputed region has been controlled by separatist Ethnic Armenians since 1994 but it remains an internationally recognized part of azerbaijan. And. Armenia denies any involvement in the ganja attack and accuses backer of continuing to shell heavily Populated Areas and cite nagornokarabakh us. This man and schuster says these are a very rockets phyllis that we are respecting the ceasefire but are the as a by johnnies respecting it where is the ceasefire dont look theyre firing sure shares of all of these rockets this is prohibited ammunition. As tensions between azerbaijan and armenia escalate feeds are growing that russia and turkey could be drawn into a regional will. The seat we spoke to reach every director and he is the head of the Regional Studies Center half Foreign Policy think tank in europe on armenia and we asked him what he was observing and whether the way any signs of progress we do see fresh fives of optimism are rare glimmer of hope after the elusive pursuit of peace fire this is now 23 days of rather intense combat operations and its all over but john wants to surprise attack in late september what we see though is a new Diplomatic Initiative that momentum driven on 3 levels a french demonstration of shuttle diplomacy coupled with a russian effort to secure and broker a cease fire and almost finally a recent announcement that the armenian end of it will join a Foreign Ministers will travel to washington for a meeting with u. S. Secretary of state pompei o on friday this is especially important that france the u. S. And russia are the only mediators of this pawlick whats interesting about the washington meeting is it offers hope for a breakthrough diplomatically where the momentum now is less on the battlefield and more in the diplomacy and it will be followed by a summit between armenia and azerbaijan with president ali of azerbaijan d and Prime Minister putting me on travelling to moscow out so there is a rare glimmer of hope after of john has rejected earlier call for a city fire. Pakistani Customs Officials have seized 70 full falcons during raids against smugglers in the Southern City of karachi the birds all belong to endangered species were illegally trafficked from afghanistan and were destined to be sold for high prices in arab countries dozens of endangered. Their heads hidden under leather hoods smuggled for the status they can for police said these birds were being taken from afghanistan to arab states when pakistani Customs Officials got word they swooped down on an upscale neighborhood in the port city of karachi 2 people were arrested traffickers catch feltons in the mountainous area along pakistans border with afghanistan they sell them to rich buyers in the gulf states there the birds are trying to hunt prestige purchase for the privileged few. Theres 74. 00 birds in total we estimate their value at around 200000000. 00 rupees thats well over a 1000000. 00 after the paperwork is completed the birds are supposed to be released back into their natural habitat. The saying goes that cats have 9 lives but a rather special one in southern pair rule has been given a new lease on life after 2 millennia archaeologists restored the image of this giant feline figure to its former glory it measures 37 meters from head to tail but years of erosion had left its outline hidden from view drawings such as this unknown as geo glyphs they considered archaeological enigmas as no one knows for sure why they were drawn or why the large. Youre watching the news from the end coming up next a documentary titled the Wonderful World of singapore remember you can get all the latest news all around the clock on our website www dot com ali told me a lot of thanks was the 1st. To live. In mexico many portions of lunch ill turn out in the morning climb a tree killing off a story this is my plan for when film goes one week. Before it can really just if. We still have time to. Im going. This. Process. Thanks. Buildings that resemble mystical creatures. Spectacular futuristic skyscrapers adorned with greenery and a 300 meter high rooftop garden. Singapore set its sights high. It evolved from a developing country to one of the richest nations in the world within just a few decades us. Here east meets west and the past meets the future. The airport features the highest indoor waterfall in the world feel. Singapore also has the Worlds Largest orchid collection a unesco World Heritage site. And people live in spectacular Building Block architecture. And ultra modern city yet the jungle and its animals are never far away. And that poses a constant challenge. In park the day begins while it is still pitch black bird cages are carried back and forth william has been unloading his birds here for 25 years. He only takes time out for the chinese new year. Breeds songbirds and here they compete to sing the most beautiful song song bird competitions are very popular zebra doves are particularly skilled singers and feel most comfortable up high. These feathered virtuosos have sensitive characters. To. Lead and earth sense dont let them get scared so in the dark in the 1st light they wont be so scared. So when they open their eyes slowly they think their way they used to be obeyed. Thats why we come here so early so. A few kilometers away lies the tech a center in little india. A lot of night owls have only just gone home when live with fun starts her day at 2 30 in the morning. She and her parents have a cook shop in this Hawker Center a food court for street food the 6000 hawkers are a true signature of singapore. That most of the cooks have almost reached retirement age. Is a. Young age to take over the top. And people want to chat at the all restaurants so its really rare to see young generation to feel the. Least specialty is shrimp noodle soup it takes her almost 4 hours to make it the recipe is a family secret her grandfather brought it from china. He actually came to see a point tonight in that piece and he stopped selling pronto along the street and sing up off and thats no like caucused also to actually carry a pole and use up carries seemed to come the fire. Along the street. The street food cooks later had to move into these semi open buildings for hygenic reasons their stands are often passed down from one generation to the next lees parents both in their late sixtys also helped to cut chili and shrimp here they didnt want their daughter to follow in their footsteps as a qualified business administrator she could have found a job in a fancy Office Simple mining were do backbreaking work here its hard on both youre back. Hans and you work long hours at it and. Breakfast has to be quick the 1st customers are about to come lee once had a desk job and regular working hours but she only found fulfillment here between pots of shrimp broth. And saying up off the plate she. Would think that and youre. Making it so if you dont think you know what people actually t. C. Yes but thats me youre stretching is if. They want to see. If they can finish or that the well just stroll through and keep on the next. A few streets down someone else is starting work in the dark behind the colonial facade of the Raffles Hotel and enduring a landmark in singapore it was named after the british explorer and founder of singapore sir thomas raffles. No rajon singh has been working here for 28 years as head porter despite the love of tradition the staff entrance is secured using high tech facial recognition typical of singapore. First trip is to the laundry room. He keeps on his turban but exchanges his polo shirt and jeans for his uniform. This is simple here is just new ive been seeing it was a little boy and yet a village doesnt get his vision i know for the call of. The show i mean. You know rajan used to work as a security manager at the port that job was far less formal than here at the 5 star hotel in his fancy uniform. Are most mature already too because. Everything must be. Outside the sun is the colorful painting the morning sky singapore is coming to life least. But before the 1st hotel guests come for breakfast there is still plenty to do. In a row john 1st has to attend his morning meeting with the guest teen. Builtin 887 the hotel is steeped in history and considered very british. In colonial times the staff still had to deal with wild animals nowadays things have quieted down at the legendary hotel. So today we have 33. 00 arrivals 32. 00 departures 7 out of order rooms on the set at 69. 00 for full focus and its her friends 60th birthday trip and the afternoons here is where i think we can start taking these and welcome them appropriately i dont think weve been there in that part of my. Guests used to have a view of this see here today they see skyscrapers. The Chinese Garden is about 13 and a half hectares in size and one of the many green oases in singapore among the towers and temples many animals live here too such as monitor lizards and others and snakes their only refuge in this urban jungle. If. Today the workers from the Wildlife Rescue service acres are releasing a young monitor lizard. Live anon and his colleagues spent 2 months nursing it back into good health it was injured on a fence now dickey has choli and the other Animal Rescue workers have named him is ready to be released again hes a little bit wary of is always the highlight was the senate and i just thought this individual you know ill get together with you the rest are every look very hard at a particular weeks because of all the other animals that we have there are used to try to best to make sure it will recover but if i think mark. Is looking much more feisty its always a good bin. That they finally managed to convince dicky to return to his old hunting grounds. To eat. In singapore greenery and Hanging Gardens abound that is the governments master plan and that in one of the most densely populated cities in the world it has the same surface area as hamburg but 3 times as many inhabitants with almost 6000000 residents. That has its price while the animals have less and less space when problems arise these volunteer Animal Rescue workers are on hand and more and more calls are coming in almost 9000. 00 begin out. About what. They want to free this asian palm civet from the entrance grill these little predators tend to make themselves at home under roofs that may be unpleasant for residents but this area used to be these animals territory long before the 1st homes were built here. So the asian palm civet is now free and the problem is resolved at least for the moment i guess people do feel frustrated because of the noise created and all that but i think. If the issue is running or are you going to at the space then we find soon as yourself to prevent it from happening is that of all these removing you removing is the honestly not the solution. Oh under the glass dome at the airport lies singapores most popular new attraction. The highest indoor waterfall in the world measuring 40 metres in height its an instagram hit. It receives up 2300000 visitors a day. And most of them are locals. The spectacular complex is called jewel. And it also boasts a 2nd super lets hit the largest indoor forest in asia with a maze and climbing nets at dizzying heights. Manager a ton ensures that everything runs smoothly from the Shopping Mall to the entertainment and the waterfall the centerpiece of this green world. Nearly 38000 liters of water per minute fall from the Glass Ceiling which has a 12 metre wide opening for rainwater the dome consists of more than 10000. 00 small reflective glass triangles. To take off and you think i might want to be able to get also about ukraines becoming a loss as they face the economy and im a hot rod you all as well as part of the mob that he has fired to beat up. Dozens. Gardeners work here around the clock tending to over 2000 trees and 100000 plants from all over the world. They normally work at night or in the Early Morning when there are hardly any visitors the garden alone spans several floors. But it was i expect kind of the people in the building making sure the space beyond all the security that it was out for the maintainance of the Facilities Management all the way to the Measurement Team to look at 100 to 200 at any one time just to make it a. 7 story waterfall is surrounded by a garden and everything is perfect. This is singapores version of a futuristic city. The city is a combination of face Technological Progress and a keen sense of tradition. Chinatown abounds with shops and temples. Chinese people make up the largest Demographic Group with chinese. And english the city state has 4 official languages. Tolerance and cosmopolitanism are true trademarks here. Christians muslims and hindus singapore celebrates the key holidays of all 4 religions no one is meant to feel left out. Back to the open air songbird concert. While the birds chirp away their owners sit in the shade discussing the perfect technique of a truly. Good cooking go cook thats a tough one its very difficult when it raises its voice the echo following thats what we call the melody line no that was a very hard one to end up like i dont know when the voice comes up whole the echo sound falls behind. This one week