revealed unparalleled beauty. ah, a special look at a special country loan from above stuart's december 27th on d. w. ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin blasting off for a new era of astronomy. a revolutionary new telescope is launched into space. it is hoped that james webb telescope will be able to tell us more about the origins of the universe. also coming up, thousands take to the streets of sudan,

calling for democracy 2 months after a military coup. security forces, fire tier gases, 1st, the crowds and to cut off internet service in a bid to stop the latest protest. and in his annual christmas addressed german president, frank walter, sty meyer appeals for unity amid the tensions and frustrations of pandemic. anti thanks. the sand majority who chose to get vaccinated. ah, i'm marrying a evans dean. welcome. scientists are celebrating the launch of the most powerful telescope ever built. the james web space telescope lifted off a border rocket from the european space agency base in french, guiana. it's hove to, they'll provide new insights about the origins of the universe and possibly extra

terrestrial life. and we have in store this, the collision, a new era of space exploration takes off on board the biggest and most advanced astronomical observatory ever launched. the james web space telescope will help solve mysteries about the formation of stars, and scan exit planets for signs of life celebrations back on earth at the european space agency space in french kiana. scientists are ecstatic about the discoveries to come with mission to understand excell planets. i think goes really to some of the core of our humanity. these fundamental questions of are we alone in a universe? where do we come from? where do we go? the universe is so huge and i had think that out there somewhere, there will be life. but we don't know. we have to build large instruments to tell.

and where will make a big leap in that direction. it took some 3 decades of work and almost $10000000000.00 to build the giant telescope. teens from european canadian and u. s. space agencies collaborated on the development the massive gold plated mirror and it's tennis court sized sun shield were designed to fold up into the launch rocket. at its core, a powerful infrared lens which can penetrate clouds of gas and dust deep into parts of time and space. never before observed that we had had some infrared telescopes in the past, but they've been much, much smaller than wet. so there will be many powerful tools that this telescope will have that just were had not been available to us in the past. so it's going to be that's why it's revolutionary, why we're all excited about it. the james web telescope is now traveling to its

final destination more than 4 times further than the moon. it will be 6 months before it can collect scientific data. a long wait for scientists, the barely a blip in the soon to be revealed time span of the universe. and we can now speak to dr. stephanie milan. she's a planetary scientists at nasa goddard space flight center in greenbelt, maryland. dr. milan, it's so great to have you on the program, so we understand you're part of the team behind the james web space telescope. so can you tell us, 1st of all, what you're expecting to see with this telescope? and honestly, will we see signs of extraterrestrial life? absolutely. we're expecting to actually see the 1st stars and galaxies of our universe. those that formed right after the big bang after all of the chaos from

the big bag. and we're going to be looking at planets around other stars and trying to search for earth 2 point. oh, we're looking not necessarily for life itself, but we're going to be looking at atmospheres of planets to see whether or not any of those atmosphere is actually looked like our own. or maybe they have a unique chemistry that would suggest that there's something going on that perturbing that planet. be it a geologic process or possibly a biologic process, but something that will intrigue enough that will do some followup studies. not only with j w s t, but also with other facilities in the future. so this telescope was launched to day and what happens next? how soon can we actually see the images? and it was a huge milestone for us today to get launched. though we still have a long journey ahead, we're going a 1000000 miles away from the earth, and we have

a month to get there. so within the next month, we will be on our journey to the 2nd what branch point. but also on that journey, we're going to be unfolding the telescope because it had to be folded up to fit inside the ferrying of the rocket. we now have to do all of these deployments. there's over $300.00 points of failure to do this. so we still have quite a few challenges to get through over the next month. once we're there, we're going to be commissioning the telescope. we have to focus the mirror. we have to turn on the instrument and make sure everything's working properly before we have our 1st science and strict are images that can be released to the public. so after about 6 months time, that's when you can expect to see the 1st data coming from j, w s t. and the 1st image is and when science is going to begin for the community. so i guess we still have to be a little bit patient. now. we used to consider the famous hubble telescope as being revolutionary. will the james web space telescope than completely replace the

hubble telescope and just how much more advanced is the new one? so it is not going to replace the hubble space telescope. in fact, hubble is still operational and healthy. j. w s t is actually very complimentary to hubble space telescope, so humble as an optical telescope, it see light the same way that you and i do where is the james web space? telescope is an infrared telescope, so it actually is almost like using night vision goggles. we're looking for thermal energy or heat from objects around the solar system in our galaxy and in the universe. it is going to be revolutionary because we have access now to these, these wavelengths and sensitivity a capability with a james web space telescope that we haven't had with any other facility. so it's like taking hovel, moving it to a whole different area of science,

and really start studying some of the fundamental things that we haven't been able to to really understand with the hubble space telescope, just due to the nature of the observatory itself. so j. w s t is definitely going to rewrite the textbooks and it's going to be as revolutionary as the hubble space telescope was for, for the last generation. dr. stephanie milan from nasa gutters phase flight center . thank you so much for all of your insights. thank you. so much for having me. all right, let's turn our attention to sudan now where thousands of people have been protesting in the capital cartoon. they're calling for a transition to civilian rule 2 months after a military coup. security forces, fire tear gas and restricted phone lines and internet services in an effort to stop the rallies. sudan is currently led by an interim government of civilian and military leaders, but the pro democracy movement is demanding that the military step back from politics. let's bring in d, w, africa correspond,

and felix marina has been following the story for us from nairobi. hello to you feel like so. what is the latest that you've been hearing from sedans, capital i saw that there were hundreds of thousands of protesters who flocked vista. dennis capitol, i called tomb aaliyah to day, but this particular evening a number of them have been retreating to home. the police use excess force, had a lot of tear gas canisters, why use labor, munitions? why use? and what i can on. so i used to this past the crowds and number for testers, have actually been arrested feast evening. and there people continue to say that they will keep on piling a lot of pressure on the military so that they can see that the military has boxed down. right? well, as we know the protesters are, are calling for the military to back down. but how likely is it that they're going to do that? and it is very unlikely that the military will actually stepped

down or back down there, based on the resent development cause like earlier today, the internet was cut off. so people who are not able to communicate amongst themselves, and so they were not able to mobilize enough, but a protest i talked to this particular evening said that the military seems to be tired in getting tired with what the protest those are continuously doing to mount pressure on them, but it is very unlikely because event, a prime minister who has reinstated still has his powers clipped by the same military that people expecting to bog down. so whether the military will back down, it's very highly unlikely, especially following batteries and developments. there was dw is africa correspondent, felix marina. felix, thank you so much for your reporting. let's get a check. now some of the other story is making news around the world. the me and

mar, military has been accused of killing at least 30 people from the ethnic. karen minority in the countries east witnesses sent. they were killed while trying to flee. fighting between the army and resistance groups. mean mars military government has not commented on the allegations. more than a 100 rescued migrants have disembarked. the ocean viking in sicily, the boat from the human rights group, s o s meant to renee rescued the migrants 9 days ago as they were trying to cross from libya to europe in a rubber dingey. britain's queen elizabeth has delivered her annual christmas day message says in a highly personal address, she paid tribute to her husband, prince philip, who died earlier this year. the monarch encouraged everyone to celebrate christmas . despite the difficulties and grief of the 2nd year of the pandemic or german president frank volter sty meyer has delivered his annual christmas

address with a major focus this year on the pandemic. he urged germans to continue to respect each other. despite disagreements over corona virus restrictions and vaccines, the president also look back at some of the key events of the year, including the change of government at home and the taliban takeover in afghanistan . 2021 has been an exhausting year for germany. on the political stage, the miracle era indeed, and september's general election marked a turning point. the president's christmas message praised the democratic handover of power in what he called an atmosphere of mutual respect. but it was also the year when the taliban swept to power across afghanistan, bringing post war germany's largest overseas military operation to an end. western forces pulled back and the boon despair flew home to many. it looked like failure.

stein my acknowledge that as well as other clouds on the international horizon, the ones that we remember our soldiers who returned home from afghanistan and also the people who have remained there amid suffering and stuff vacant. we are concerned by the news we hear from many regions of our turbulent world, also, and particularly from eastern europe as the offer. but the president's message, as is traditional, was also one of hope. he praised the solidarity people show during the severe some of floods in germany, especially the volunteers who helped with the clean up, gave money and time. so the rebuilding could begin. as the year ends, the coven, 19 crises still loomed over national life. protests against government rules have fled off across germany, but di maya said, even from the pandemic,

positive lessons can be learned. this proven, we say by 2 years frustration is growing. irritability is widespread. we're increasingly seeing alienation and regrettably open aggression. is true that in a democracy we do not all have to be of the same opinion. but i appeal to you to remember this. we are one country on the pandemic is over. we need still to be able to look one another in the eye. and when the panoramic is over, we still want to live with each other upon the me mitten. under his address, the president even posed a philosophical question. what is freedom? he suggested it sometimes means accepting restrictions in order to help others. that notion of solidarity and sacrifice may be needed still in the year ahead. pope frances has delivered his annual christmas address from the balcony of saint peter's basilica, or be at or be meaning to the city and the world. the pontiff prayed for more

corona virus vaccines to reach the world's poorest nations and for peace in war torn countries like syria and yemen. the crown was much smaller than in past years due to rising numbers of cove at 19 cases in italy. you're up to date now on dw news, stay tuned for world stories, including a report on spain's efforts to make its streets safer for school children. i'm mary evans, dean from me and the entire news team here in berlin. merry christmas to those of you celebrating and thanks for watching my 1st bicycle was a sewing machine. ah, where i come from, women are bound by this ocean, given something as simple as learning how to write a bicycle isn't since i was a little girl, i wanted to have a bicycle off my own,

but it took me years to my parents. finally, they gave up and went to buy me on my side and returned with a sewing machine. sewing, i suppose, was more appropriate for girls than writing a bite. and now i want to reach out to those woman back home for bone to buy their duties and social rules and inform them about their basic rights. my name is deborah with equal health and i work with this week on well stories. spain rhodes, clear for school children. turkey. the st. dog brady is an internet star. but we

start in indonesia. his beautiful landscape usually attracts visitors from all over the world. but his strict private 19 requirements at a tearing tourist, even on the island of bali. it's a magical way to start your day. hike up to 1700 meters and mom brought tour of body will reward you hundreds of tourists from across the world used to make this trek every morning. oh good all. but who do you go before the pandemic? it was so crowded here that i had no seats left, but now people rarely go up to the volcano. it's tough. i'm glad to be about. the indonesian island is technically open to foreign visitors, but only from certain countries. and a long list of covert 19 restrictions upon a rival has cost international travelers to stay away. its domestic visitors that

have kept struggling hotels, a life well, domestic is definitely is the strongest help for us because we know that the international border is not happening any time soon or yet, maybe a few months after. ah, it is actually, we believe that even though the later on, when the international border is open, the domestic, it will go stronger than before. 60 percent of bonnie's g d. p is attributed to tourism alone. in the past, the rapid growth of the sector led many young people to abandon farming. but that put the island on a week footing about us and we put all the eggs in one basket. if something goes wrong, everything will collapse. so balis should develop other sectors to when i say we need at least 3 pillars, a tourism sector, agriculture and a small industrial sector. on the on picked out on district seals. back at mount by

tour. there are finally some customers, students from the capitol jakarta. it's a good change for the local area. they could explain something new, the controller that to the situation because they're tube dependent through the thirds of industry, right? so they won't, they won't grow. they're not trying to grow from their comfort zone, for body to diversify, residency farmers, access to markets, capital and technology will have to improve photo. it's a long term project on an island where everybody's just waiting for the return of foreign tourists ah, following germany, his general election, the country not only has a new government, but many new members of parliament to including our has for years as the 1st black women to represent the interests of her constituency and the german capitol bell in

this and there's a lot to do and no time to lose. so i'll wait till for yes, it was has been working around the clock since the general election that secured her a spot in germany's history books. the eritrea born lawyer had been involved in local politics for years, and then a racist killing spree in her home state, shook her to the court. his wife, michelle. i don't know why, but the terror attack in her now pushed me over the edge. i thought something has to change. i can't stand this many long of mishma owls. 10 people were killed in the terror attack. 9 of them 1st and 2nd generation immigrants overcome by the feeling that germany was no longer a safe place for her and her family. she considered leaving the country so white got out nurses she out in lunch, but frankly, it's hard to find a country that's free of racism, randasia by the next,

the old. so the next option was staying all and doing everything possible to fight against discrimination and racism until camp here in a rural area of the state of hesser, a woman of color on the ballot is a novelty. but the lack of footsteps to follow was all the more encouragement for the 47 year old to her. it's very clear. you can't be what you can't see. then on slush, well bird or a quarter of else. oh children haven't immigration background. why are we not seeing that proportion among teachers? we should mr. as a school go, i want to see myself reflected in my teachers. yeah. same goes for the authorities and now parliament and also unknowns on parliament. but as german society grows, more and more diverse statistics revealed that institutions are only catching up very slowly from a small town constituency, straight into berlin center of power to her. the reason it took until 2021 for

a black woman to get a seat in the bonus tag is clear. unfortunately, because as a structural racism in our country, miss agnes. and if we say it doesn't matter that i'm blacks, we're ignoring the structural problems. then that means we're not ready to acknowledge that as a black woman, i'm presented with different circumstances and obstacles than a woman who is not plow. denise, not a how qualified i am fits yet ish been good. now. the new m. p has many plans, but the biggest of them all is to serve to others as the role model she herself never had it's an experiment, but it might catch on the spanish city of barcelona is making his streets car free every friday morning. this enables children to safely right to school on their bicycles. liam grand is focused, it's a special morning on friday's going to school is different. he won't be on the back

of his mom's bicycle like on the other days. the 4 year old is riding his own bike, along with dozens of other children here in barcelona. they're taking the bc bush, an organized bike tour to school. but listen to some woodrow, but the children love it. it gives them autonomy when i and it's something different, something new that if i didn't, they went over that it's a party on wheels with music and applause while the little once they've got the whole street to themselves, normally there would be many cars that would scared and now they don't need to be afraid every friday, the way to school is blocked from cars for around an hour. so the kids can cycle that bc was, is a project organized by parents who want a change to lie there? that is the idea to make this street more peaceful and other streets in the city.

even if there are bi claim, be for children like them who are 5 or 6 years old. it is still a little difficult to maintain the direction and the bank lay mind. there are lots of scooters and bicycles or to people pass by very quickly. and that's sometimes a bit dangerous for the youngest ones, isn't book or barely get also brought up, but i love my spectacular district counselor, paragon salus, supports the initiative he has just given permission for another root of the bc bush left. you guys will? yes, it is very hostile for the boys and girls. this is a way to gain space for them so they can cycle on the streets and go to school full sky. yes, gordon chose we think let betty sweet out college. he hopes that soon families can operate the route on their own without the help of the local police. the kiss a loving it because we're all together and we like going by bike guiding people, is that leave and it's really good that the children can now cycle without faring

the cars. us glitches the parents also want less cars in the streets to reduce you to emissions. barcelona is in the midst of extending and improving its bike lanes. but the city council needs to take into account all road uses be pedestrians motorists, or cyclists. if they yes, those gay that garza or the routes from home to the school are perfectly walkable is and the bicycle is just another way. that's why we need to treated as another element for this. and this is why we are working and making the school surroundings less busy and also increasing the bike lane and see a film. they look at elizabeth wida and family friendly bike lanes that us separate from car traffic may pop up in the future. but sick as theater. okay, i'm good. i applied even if there are plans that go in that direction. and if the city council supports this view, the changes are very slow. let's come here some way, linda. until then, the party on wheels continues,

and with more and more children joining the beefy was this here to stay. ah, though g the street doug from is stumble, became famous. last summer, he regularly travels through the tuck, his metropolis by train and bus. and now has tens of thousands of fans on social media. people on their way to work and posey a completely normal day on public transport and east um boy, oh boy g is a stray dog but he loves travelling around the city to day. we meet him on the european side in the historic ballot district. eventually he loves it stumble. he sees more of the city, them we do, and he doesn't have to buy tickets. that's a bit unfair. if you meet him in the metro on the bus,

he is always relaxed and in a good mood ready to vote. i saw him for the 1st time to day, but of course i knew him before it in our town. so close tre. animals are part of a stumble because we share our streets and parks with them or that so why not our transfer? we knew about it. no one really knows how long body has been making his way around a stumble. about 3 months ago, more and more people began posting photos of their encounters with him. the dog now even has his own social media accounts and tens of thousands of followers. big city workers are now regularly taking bashi for health checks. they also gave him a collar with a g p s tracker clinical that up to some talk. we are tracking his route and always

no way he is even at night. he travels 30 to 40 kilometers every day, but he also takes brakes on in m in new for example. that's one of his favorite stations. and then sometimes he takes a ferry to cover touch and watches the sea for a while, thought in say to do so it's easy to find out where body is running to catch a fairy. but to this day, no one can bring you safe. why he's on the go so much. he doesn't seem to be looking for anything specific. never has a clear destination. he wanders through a stumble like a tourist. and if he just barely misses the train, bocce patiently waits for the next one. ah

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