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oppose the delivers the eulogy at the funeral of archbishop desmond tutu and kate town to to was awarded the nobel peace prize of combating white minority rule. he was called the moral conscience of his country author coming off around the world. concerts. light shows and fireworks kickoff the new year. new york welcomes 2022 with its annual bolger, oftentimes square. and unlike the previous here, thousands of people join in the fun. many saying that hoping for a better year. ahead and remembering one of hollywood best loved actresses. tv legend, bessie white dies just days before her 100th birthday. ah, i manuscript mckennan, welcome to the show and a very happy new year. you will,

south africa has said good bye to the last great hero of the struggle against apartheid. the funeral of archbishop desmond tutu was held in the same place that he used the pulpit for decades to rail against a brutal white minority regime. at a modest ceremony family of friends, clergy, and politicians, gathered at cape town saint george's cathedral president. several rum oppose delivered the main eulogy. the official state funeral, ascribing to 2 as a crusader in the struggle for freedom and justice around the world. and for more we can bring in and lisa fontaine, a south african journalist, and filmmaker and lee. thanks so much for joining us now. you met such bishop 22. when you were young journalist and you made a documentary about him. how will you remember him now? thank you for having me. i think you know, i'm not alone today that i would certainly mess in miss. he's so chuckling loft her because he had this ability to, to, in any, in a difficult situation in a diffused,

difficult situations. by just using use in humor. and i will remember him as someone who was really small in stature. and beth has a huge presence and to the archbishop of canterbury said, today that's investment to, to lit up the world. and i think that is the best way to do to describe him and he knew the dislike. he's like a where it was in the world where they it was in palestine and had the palestinian coal street. he adapted to where they tours like m l g, b, t q. i rides towards the end of his life, which i don't think many men of his generation, you know, would take up those types of courses and veterans. obviously, a huge influence and a very warm person, very human, a term that comes up time and again in connection with desmond to his legacy is his

invention and practice of restorative justice. could you remind us what that is exactly? well, you know, that was off to democracy, came in 1990 4 am and both it actually came from a the, it from nelson mandela that they decided to have the, the truth and reconciliation committee, which was a 1st and a world way the enemy. and came to get there and put everything on the table, told shay killings and own of that. but it was also a cleansing process and it was created and to sort of in the, in the, in the hope that both to press and the children of the perpetrators could find a way for would to bone this new nation. am it has been criticized in recent years by younger generations and, but i personally still think i haven't seen anything like that anywhere else in the

world. and it certainly helped and to, to sort of bring people together in bolding the nation. you mentioned a little yamaha. rosa mentioned that there the day to, you know, like it was an important legacy of to, to, sorry he is, you mentioned the younger generation that will desmond to tis what continue to have an impact on the younger generation. i think that this week they, it's been at re discovery by young people here now who was see and what did he stand for? and as many of the memorial they were young people, they, which was quite so it is heartening. but you also certainly has a huge influence on many of the young clergy that in neighboring countries like and symbolically. and they see the churches they follow that sort of like

trying to be a mediator between the political parties, but staying out of politics. so in some ways you sledge religious the also being followed and other parts of africa because i mean africa and like europe, many people, all religious and listen to the religious leaders, journalist and filmmaker and lisa on time. thanks so much for speaking with us. thank you very much for having me. and other news countries around the world have been ringing in the new year with fireworks gatherings and celebrations. new york held its annual boulder off and this time time square was full of confetti and good chair. even though the pandemic has forced many places to scale back the policies people a greeting 2022 in the hope that it might be the year when life returns somewhat back to normal. ah,

pandemic on milton demick. the world welcome the new year in style. in new york city, the clouds went back at times square, though a much smaller than before. the corona virus i frontier time, but no more pope if you just see people taking a more tough approach to it, like yeah, i'm going to get vaccinated, but i'm not going to show everything else out. i've got to keep moving forward. i gotta make this work. press sales will famous called cabana beach. once again did not disappoint

in sydney fireworks. weaved through the air and revellers flocked to massive beach parties in india's coastal region of go on. moscow's red square got a little redder, as fireworks exploded overhead. ah, to london's traditional celebrations were cancelled. people did not want to go without a party. in berlin, the bond book, gate, and other landmarks where illuminated despite restrictions and fireworks and gatherings. thousands came to celebrate with slime funded, spin and of i'm and i'm a cheerful person. that's why i want my life back. i believe we still have a right to live on. i say, despite everything that's happened,

it's wonderful to be here today and be able to party a bit of i cindy and put them on rest of living in the united arab emirates, hundreds of multi colored light drones and thousands of fireworks sit tube in his world. records creating stunning images and celebrating the end of what for most of the world was another difficult year. and the deli is correspondence around the world and looking ahead to the issue is likely to dominate this coming year. is a look by d. w as chief international editor, richard walker, at the deep divide between the west and russia and china. 2022 brings in a world that is deeply divided. the u. s. and china slipping further into a new kind of cold war that will go on to define this century and force the rest of the well to decide where it stands,

tie one and ukraine or both dangerous flash points. where this cold conflict could turn hot and all this division is a tragedy for a world that needs to focus on common threats, like climate change and the pandemic. here in germany, the new government finds itself in the thick of things. charing the g 7 and desperately trying to salvage a diplomatic route out of the crisis over ukraine. okay, let's get you up to speed on some of the other stories making news around the world today. at least 12 people have died in a stampede at a religious shrine in india and miss administered kashmir. the disaster happened at night near an entrance gate. the matter vice. no, davy is one of the most revered hindu shrines in northern india with tens of thousands of visitors every day. hope frances is encouraged people to focus on the good, which unites them and has decried violence against women in his new year's address

. he also acknowledged the corona, virus pan. debit has left many scad and struggling amid economic inequality. thousands gathered in saint peter's square to see the pontiff. no, no german risky ship carrying hundreds of migrants as docks at the italian port of pot, sallow in sicily, the c watch. 3 rescued, 440 people in the mediterranean, in 5 separate operations. those on board are mostly from africa. and the european union has drawn up plans to level some natural gas and nuclear energy projects as green investments. the draft proposal would reportedly designate nuclear power plant investments as green. if the project has a plan funds and a site to safely dispose of radioactive waste. now the entertainment world is morning, the passing of american comedy actress betty white,

who died on new year's eve. she made her television debut in 1939 white, remained in the public eye until her death and had been planning to celebrate her 100 birthday. this month, the grand dame of american television had the longest career of any woman in the entertainment industry spanning more than 6 decades. benny white saucy charm gave life to numerous memorable and quirky characters that she earned to emmy awards for her role on the mary tyler moore show in the 1970s. as the snyder lusty sue ann evans. i'm sorry, but this is a very critical time. i sorry, this is a very critical time, please. ah ah . but she was best known. you're playing the dim witted rose nyland in the

golden girls a 19 eighties sit. com, that broke boundaries by featuring for senior women living together in miami. do you have anyone to miss your hot dog? when asked about her decades of success, white chalked up her long career to good health, good fortune and loving her work. i've been working in this wonderful business for 63 years now, and i'm so lucky to be as busy as i am out. i'll say no when they stop asking me. so if you want me to retire or stop asking. the news of betty white's death sparked an outpouring of tributes with fans gathering at a makeshift memorial over her star on the hollywood walk of fame. you as president joe biden tweeted, his own tribute, saying betty wind brought a smile to the lips of generations of americans. she's a cultural icon who will be sorely missed. the beloved and groundbreaking actress

died just 18 days short of her 100th birthday. now there are various traditions around the world to marks the start of the new year, but this one in rome is definitely not for the faint hearted. take a look. how you about the dog? oh, fearless die. those jumping into the frigid waters of the tiber river in the italian capital. now a team of 5 faces in a rescue boat was standing by to pull them out. the tradition is said to have originated in 1946 after an unemployed life, god leaped from the ponti couple bridge to show off his skills as a stump man. since then, it's become an annual new year's day spectacle. rather than, than me is all i can say you're watching dw news. his a reminder of the top story that we're following for you south africa has said good bye to the last great hero of the struggle against apartheid. the funeral of

archbishop, the archbishop desmond tutu, was held in cape town, president sir, rum of pose, a gave the main eulogy calling him a crusader in the struggle for freedom. 2 died last sunday. h 90 that for me coming up next w doc film reflects on what some regard as humanities biggest puzzles, what is the time to get our website as well as d, w dot com for all the latest news around the clock. and my nips, mckinnon on behalf of the whole team and i much for which booth i imagine so many portions of love us heard out in the world.