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a price of the spiritual father of the new south africa at the funeral of archbishop desmond tutu in cape town, to to was awarded the nobel peace prize while combating white minority rule. also coming up, bringing out the old and bringing in the new round the world concert lot shows and fireworks kick off the new york welcomes 2022 with the annual ball drop on time square. and unlike previous the previous year, rather thousands of people join in the fun and he said, i hope this year we'll see an end to the pending and remembering one of hollywood best lumped actresses. tv legend bit he won, dies just days before have 100. ah, i'm anthony howard book and that the show south africa has said good bye to the

last great hero of the struggle against the pot. the funeral of archbishop desmond tutu was held in the same place. he used the pulpit for decades to rail against south africa's brutal white minority regime. in a modest ceremony family, friends, clergy, and politicians gathered at cape towns saint george's cathedral ah, in death as in life, desmond teacher requested a simple ceremony with a cheap coffin and donations for charity. instead of floral attributes, grown of i restrictions meant only a 100 guests could attend, but millions watched from home, his door to naomi that the family had been overwhelmed with messages of love and gratitude for to tease life dead, he would say the love the world has shown has wronged the cove of allah. ha! and he then he would say, i don't know what a police,

but whatever it is, it has been warmed. our cockle. ah mo. the front of the cathedral was illuminated in the color of today's robes. his widow, leah, also dressed in purple. ah, the man, affectionately known as totter or sometimes simply the arch risk his life and his freedom to speak out against a part height. archbishop desmond to do was without question, a crusader in the struggle for freedom for justice. for equality and for peace. not only in south africa, the country of his birth, but around the world as well. his friends with sometimes writing, often

a divorce . right up to old age to, to full for his vision of a rainbow nation in which all races in south africa could live in harmony, often, eco friendly, coronation. his ashes will be in turn at the cathedral. ah, earlier i spoke to an the serpentine a south african journalist who made the documentary that this meant to, to, she told me what it was like as a young journalist to meet him in person. you know, i 1st met him when i was still at school in my dad's house and he was, he was just such a warm person. he lit up any space where he was and, and, and he was, he was interested in us children. he was interested in, in any one iran, m, m, and use that lofton. and today, as you know, i think

a lot of us will, i think the whole world will miss, is laughter, that he used intense situations to diffuse a situation. and one can really say about him, you truly made to world a better place. and it's the end of an era in some ways with mandela gone knocked. it is gone. and it's, it's for south africa. so where do they move from now? it is, it is also sad they, but i mean he would have said then be said, you know why you sad love like in other nice countries around the world, been ringing in the new year with fireworks gatherings and celebrations. new york held its annual ball drop and this time tom square was full of confetti and good cheer. even though the pandemic has forced many places to scale back the parties, people are grating 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 were back at times square, though a much smaller than before. the corona virus. good friend, your time. no more. no more pope. if you just see people taking a more tough approach to it, like yeah, i'm going to get back to needed, but i'm not going to show everything else out. i've got to keep moving forward. i got to make this work for sales will famous called cabana beach. once again did not disappoint

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

it's wonderful to be here today. and be able to party a bit about him to be unplugged to find rest of libby in the united arab emirates, hundreds of multicolored light, drones and thousands of fireworks set to guineas, world records, creating stunning images and celebrating the end of what for most of the world was another difficult year. all right, let's get you up to speed now on some of the other stories making news around the world. the cell po process has encouraged people to focus on the good, which unites them and decried violence against women. his news ip address, his also acknowledged that the corona barris pandemic has left many skid and struggling amid economic inequality. thousands gathered in some hid a square to see jim and rescue ship carrying hundreds of migrants as dog at the italian port of puts alo in sicily to see what's 3 rescued. 440 people in the

mediterranean, in 5 separate operations as on board are mostly from africa. paris is lit up some of its historic buildings in blue to mark france, taking over the u 6 month rotating presidency. president, man, norma call will have the chance to pose as the blocks de facto leader ahead of national elections in april. we entertainment world is morning. the passing of american comedy actress betty white, who died on new year's eve. she made her television to bow back in 1939. white remained in the public eye until her death and had been planning to celebrate her 100th 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. betty white's 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 display. i'm sorry, but this is a very critical time. well, i'm 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. you haven't even touched you mister ha 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. mel. anda, 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 and pouring of tribute with fans, gathering it a makeshift memorial over her star on the hollywood walk of fame. us 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 digest 18 days, short of her 100 birthday or culture in the lead a a barbara is a the talk more about betty. what have obviously a successful show at 7 seasons. but why was the golden girls considered so groundbreaking? while anthony, the show, was credited with a number of tv 1st, it was really the 1st time we saw older women as the main protagonist, the not just supporting characters like mothers or grandmothers. it's still

difficult today for older female actors to get meet the roles. but in the eighty's, it was unheard of lack of cheating stardom with those roles. and we watched his white and her case calls navigated hurdles and more usually associated with younger characters such as dating, job hunting center. it was a 1st show to feature a group of adults living together instead of the classic nuclear family, gave us proof that you can be single and still be loved and enjoy friendship. and of course, it plays the trail for iconic shows, which followed by friends and family in the city. it may be okay for women to be specially voracious, not just women, but older women, before sex and the city. some of the jones there was the golden go room, a crown hand blanche who said most of her time trying to suggest the male characters in the show. it also try to lift the stigma on each of the aides. there's an episode where betty was coming to rose, seemingly sweet and a little naive. definitely not seen as promiscuous thinks. she might have contracted h i v. and one of her lines is not

a bad person disease. now you could remember this was the mid 19 eighties when people with eyes were stigmatized and blamed for their fate sake, imagine what an impact that must have had as 36 years after it 1st premiered the show is still much love. you can still stream it to day on hulu. and 36 is as you, so really what could have easily wandered off into the sunset at this point. it shows it advanced age, but she had plenty more. obviously she did when it finished, he was 70, but in an age many actors do. his retired. she was just getting going in the naughty, naughty she was in the t. v series, boston legal. she graced the big screen several times, including in 2009 the proposal opposite sandra bullock. ryan reynolds in 2010. she start in a snickers commercial which went viral. and it led to her actually becoming the oldest host of saturday night live that one her another emmy award. it was also the 1st year of her last big sick come show playing caretaker ela or stravinsky in hot in cleveland. now this was another show about women who have been sidelined because

of their increasing age. white's character was actually supposed to be in one episode, but she blew the producers away and they wrote her in as a recurring character when it ended in 2015. she is 93 years old. now she had $120.00 acting credits, dozens of awards, 7 emmys, among them. offscreen. she also championed conservation and animal rights. and when asked, went what, how she kept going. betty white had the following tips. she said, don't try to be young. just open your mind and stay interested in stuff and fans can watch the upcoming documentary. betty white, a 100 years young that's coming on january the 17th, which would have been her 100 birthday look forward to whether celebrating the life of an absolute colossus betty was laid up. her thanks so much. oh, we leave you now with stock and dr. daniel barden, boyne and the vienna philharmonic enjoy and we'll see you on 45 minutes.

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