right now, climate change cost the story. this is my flex the way from just one week. how much work can really get we still have time to go. i'm going with his subscriber all morning. he was like, wow, oh, this is date of the news live from further. south africa says a final good bye to an anti apartheid hero. that cyril ran the pause of prizes,

the spiritual father of the new south africa at the funeral. archbishop desmond tutu in cape town to to was awarded the now go peace prize to combating white minority rule. also coming up, bringing out the old and bringing in the new around the world concerts, lot shows and fireworks kick off the new year. new york welcomes 2022 with annual ball drop time square. and unlike previous year, like the previous year, rather thousands of people join in the fun. any size. i hope you see it will see an end to the pandemic. and remembering one of hollywood best love actresses. tv legend, betty walk dies just dies before her 100. ah matheney, howard, welcome, south africa has said good bye to last

a great hero of the struggle against apartheid. 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 town 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. ah corona via restrictions meant only a 100 guest could attend, but millions watched from home. his daughter, naomi, that the family had been overwhelmed with messages of love and gratitude for to choose life dead. he would say the love the world has shown has wronged the cove of alcohol. and he then he would say, i don't know what a papa live. but whatever it is,

it has been wound our cockle ah, all the front of the cathedral was eliminated in the color of teaching ropes, his widow leah, also dressed in purple. ah the man, affectionately known as totter or sometime simply the arch risked his life and his freedom to speak out against the part height. archbishop desmond tutu was without question, a crusader in this 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 can never break. and so did with

voice always voice, voice right up to old age to, to full for his vision of a rainbow nation in which all races in south africa couldn't live in harmony often . eco friendly, coronation. his ashes will be in tad at the cathedral. ah. earlier i spoke to and the surf on time. i south african generalist who made a doctorate documentary about desmond tutu. she told me what it was like 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 even just such a warm person. he lit up any space where he was and, and he was, he was interested in us children. he was interested in any one iran, tim am and houston lofton. and today, as you know, i think a lot of us will, i think the whole world will miss his love to 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 mundane are gone now to do gun. and it's, it's for south africa. so where do they move from now? it is, it is also sad day, but i mean, he would have said then be said, you know why you sent law like when other in these countries around the world have been ringing in the new year with fireworks gatherings and celebrations, new york held its annual ball drop and this time, time square was full of confetti and good cheer. even though the pandemic has forced many places to scale back the parties paper 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 they were much smaller than before. the corona virus. oh brenda, no markov. if you just see people taking a more tougher approach to it, like yeah, i'm going to get back to needed, but i'm not going to shut everything else out. i've gotta 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 with canceled people did not want to go without a party. ah, bin berlin, the bunt book gate and other landmarks were luminated. despite restrictions and fireworks and gatherings, thousands came to celebrate my 20 spin of ireland. i'm a cheerful person. that's why i want my life back. i believe we still have a right to live on highest despite everything that's happened. it's wonderful to be

here today and be able to party a bit person. i shouldn't even put them on the rest of libby. in the united arab emirates, hundreds of multicolored light, drones and thousands of fireworks sit to guineas, world wreck horse creating stunning images and celebrating the end of what for most of the world was another difficult year. they doubly correspondence around the world, looking ahead to the issues that will shape this new year. they w, africa correspondent, fred of honey share. since insights now into way african states will be placing their focus as 2020 to get underway. they noted nations is predicting that nearly 300000000 people in the wild when is your montero and it in 2022. more than half of that number. africans, if your p i so sudan, nigeria, on this, i had countries face a rough 2 charges including wall terrorism, hunger,

climate change. i'm the corner of i spun demick. them walk us is also eroding human rights abuses, are projected to increase as need does in men, african countries try to hold tight on power. i guess the choices of their citizens military's in west africa and they won't want rica have shown a desire for power. married chad, guinea, on this done, i, countries to watch come 2022 or of the hob. cynita is taking up. full intercourse was me. it is in their hands, leaving civilians in fits of despair. the pandemic is also expected to threaten the economy catch up, initiated in use of the kids by african countries, big economy countries like south africa and jerry, i will be affected, but stronger rebound is expected for countries like i, rural course, morocco,

ronda and kenya on a positive note chinese expected to deliver at least $1000000.00 vaccines vinegar and run the plan to start producing down on vaccines in 2022 and from freedom of wendy. let's get you up to speed now and some of the other stories making news around the world today. for practice has encouraged people to focus on the good, which unites them and decried violence against women his knees address. he also acknowledged that the grown of ours pandemic has left many skid and struggling amid economic inequality. he thousands gather that he does squared to see the pontiff. the german rescue ship carrying hundreds of migrants as docked at the italian port of ports are low in italy. the sea. what's 3 rescued? 440 people in the mediterranean, in 5 separate operations. as on boarder, mostly from africa. paris is lit up some of its historic buildings in blue to mark

france, taking over the e u. 6 month we're taking presidency. president, ma'am, on the call, we'll have the chance to poses the blocks de facto leader ahead of national elections in april. the sport now tennis star revenue dal has given a boost to the australian open simply by turning up for practice. it comes less than 2 weeks after he confirmed that he had tested positive for coven. 19 spanish looked fully recovered as he trained in the melbourne hate. the tournament starts on january, 17 organizer still don't know if the doll's great rival novick jock of each will defend his title. given a corona virus vaccine mandate, the 1st clear indication that world, the world number one there back jock of it might not attend the australian open came when he pulled out of the atp cap. a warm up tournament in sydney that he, serbian compatriots did were without their big star beating norway to one in the

group stage of the teen tournament. philip friend in for an interview which one he singles and doubles matches as the tennessee, it began in style some premier league football newson livable cut. your can club will miss his side clash against chelsea on sunday. after a suspected positive corona vars test, the the club reported that the german coach was exhibiting mild symptoms and is now isolating on friday flop had confirmed that 3 liverpool plaza tested positive and we'll also miss sunday's big game. the premier league has been ravaged by copied outbreaks over the past few weeks. and it's the case in the bonus league to buy a mini captain man on lawyer and 3 of his teammates of tested positive to the qa run of ours. in germany, international go capable miss the start of training ahead of the 1st games of the year later this month. same goes for kinsley common current and to lisa and my rich,

it's the league leading club says all players and staff will have a p c artist. on monday, when same world as morning, the passing of american comedy actress betty white, who died on new year's eve. she made her television day bu, 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. many 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. well, i'm sorry, this is a very critical time, please. ah ah

. but she was best known for 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 now. and i'm so lucky to be as busy as i am. oh, 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 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 died just 18 days short of her 100th birthday. and that's all the needs for now. after short break, wild stories takes a more in depth look at the news from around the globe. stay with us for that and don't forget, a website is there. that's d w dot com for all the latest news around the clock. any time you wish. i'm anthony, how'd in berlin? thanks for the company with sh. oh, where i come from. we had to fight for every breath and was born and raised in the

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