Welcome to. Its good to have you with us 7075 of the dropping of the atomic bomb on hiroshima what affected by an unfolding tragedy of times the. Skin to back events meant fewer people in attendance with many survivors watching from home to reflect on a watershed moment in history that came at the cost of some 140000 lives. Or. Think about all that 61945. 00 a single atomic bomb destroyed iraq. The whole. Coronavirus will not stop me from campaigning for a world free from Nuclear Weapons nothing of the earth. Like when you think about that time its tragic and cruel and should never happen again. But to no darn near you remember how i did that nothing that great here for 7500 years fucking will hire you i must stop. Because it was not and yet hiroshima recovered becoming a single pace with people from all around the world is it in your city that they must. And future generations of japanese continue to pay the price for the bombing of hiroshima but the story. Particularly has come to define the suffering a nuclear bomb. This is a paper crane folded by side a code just before she died ortiz. Was just 12 years old when she passed away in 1955 she died from the effects. In the decade since cycle has become a symbol of the. Civilians and the 1000 people before her death became an emblem after nation and peace. Hiroshima house an important military base but was considered calm and peaceful before the bombing. By thanks to the families long. But august 6th 945 changed everything. For the 1st time in history the United States air force detonated an atomic bomb over hiroshima. As you. You know i was 4 and sad of course too it was a sunny day and we were having breakfast place a bit of this as a choice of course but the rest of us who thought there was something pretty something sparkling and shiny in the sky i remember that clearly so cool of us. So at that very moment i couldnt understand what had happened but our house was completely destroyed yet our consul. Smyths the. Explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed up to 80000 people. Or our grandmothers body was found in a sister next to the houses so she died putting her head in a cistern to avoid the flames it doesnt but the true toll of the bombing continue to unfold as survivors dealt with its aftermath so still. Grew up without any big problems until the 6th grade of Elementary School she was quite energetic and a healthy child the more so when sad a cold was in the 6th grade she was diagnosed with the kenya that i call was soon hospitalized but set out on a mission she began folding paper cranes inspired by a japanese legend that says fording 1000 of them would make a wish come true. Wish getting well and going home. This year so most who also saw the saga call folded her 1000 paper crane in august. But she did not get better. Look at the or maybe she was wondering why her dream did not come true. One must. This part of sad a close story has been told all over the world but often with distortions one canadian American Writer found the events to his heartening so she changed the narrative in 1977 retelling was able to afford to 644 cranes before friends and classmates stepped in to help the National Quest for her. That i call for did well over 1000 cranes but a condition never improved a different author also from the us decided to set the record straight. Set out to meet mr hero and ask him to collaborate and publish that echos real story for international audience. I was a little intimidated at 1st because you know youre. From america. We dont drop the bar but he was really really nice we are very forthcoming and couldnt a nicer together published the complete story of that of course a vacuum to give children across the world a message of hope even in desperate times. In japan that echo story has a mixed legacy her classmates really did band together to honor her after her death. Joe. Sat across classmates decided to collect a nation money. Build a monument facade a call and all other children affected by the bombing. Of this developed into a Bigger Campaign and the children of Peace Monument was built with. Us but that monument also led to hostility against as a lack of family in hiroshima even driving them to move to another city. Some thought the focus on that core came at the expense of honoring the other lives lost to the bombing. Telling that story has provided insight into how war affects ordinary people. Oh im so lost and so every time i see the monument you know i feel this article taught us compassion which can lead to peace. Or this is what. I think that we have and i feel proud of. That report by my colleagues. And greg but as this came down 70 today in hiroshima on the coronado us continues to disrupt life as we know it across the world in singapore the government has severely restricted travel abroad and the citizens who contract covered 19 while traveling outside of the country have been told they will have to shoulder the cost of testing and potential treatment themselves its too big a risk for many singaporeans so theyve chosen to holiday at home. The own family is supposed to be on the west coast of the United States right now like many singaporeans they like to travel a lot but the city state is currently making it difficult returning holidaymakers face 14 days of coron in a hotel and mandatory coronavirus tests all at their own expense and their social pressure to stay at home. I mean you can however like you know. Id advice you not to do so youll still once you do it might not be good a good view for the boss. After a long period of lockdown the owns are happy to be spending some time on the small island resort of some toe search just off the coast. The palm trees and sunshine help to overcome their wanderlust and theres another motivating factor not to travel anyone who ignores the travel warning and comes home with covered 19 has to pay for their own Health Care Costs for their choice. And so if you think its a little later. You get the virus and i think its you know its a choice you made it is a consequence you have to. Know. The indoor waterfall in singapores International Airport is the Worlds Largest but there arent many Foreign Tourists around to admire it theyre not allowed in right now more than 1000000. 00 came last year. For the Tourism Sector the entry ban is a catastrophe singapore is trying to convince its own citizens to fill the economic gap. Based on our Research Singapore and spent over 34000000000. 00 on the overseas travels last year so we hope that we can just a sliver of that mystically within singapore. The government is providing around 28000000. 00 euros in investment that will allow hotels Event Locations and Tour Companies to offer discounts. Simon wong office scooter tours through scenic locations such as the arab quarter. The government is paying up to 75 percent of employees wages in the hope that businesses can stay afloat until the crisis is over. We realize that about 25 percent were actually local and 25 percent for us is profitable so if we can now work on that 25 percent to local visitors then we will still have a company that is doing ok the ons are still hoping that they will be able to go on a previously booked holiday to bangkok at the end of the year but for now 2 days of staycation will have to do they booked into a Singapore Hotel to get rid of their cabin fever. I dont really like speaking in the home country because we have a home yeah but because we sent country yes i like being staycation nice. Choice that we can enjoy and the family. Of 4 on holiday may still be some way off. The singapore governments local tourism support scheme is shuttle to run for 9 months with an option to extend. And thats it for today be sure to check out our other stories on our web site did other dot com. Or on facebook and. We leave you now with some images from hiroshima taken on. The atomic blast devastated the city 75 years ago thanks for watching you tomorrow at the same time. Deep deep. As. It is does a. World without beethoven icon to kids were. Told. The september 16th. W. Ws crime fighter are back to africas most successful in radio drama see. The stories focus on hate speech prevention and sustainable charcoal production. 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But 1st imagine someone tries to give you an Art Collection worth millions of euros how fast would you say yes well thats what irish born american artist sean scully was offering a museum in the city where he lives his own invaluable lifes work but the museum and cars who are germany didnt say yes as enthusiastically as he expected its a tale of frustrations slow bureaucracy and some invaluable artworks stuck in the middle. Sean scully wanted to donate 280 of his works worth 100000000 euros to the current in the city of cars. And leaders in the reach