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prizes. the spiritual father of the new south africa were at the funeral, advanced bishop esmond to 2 in cape town. to do was awarded the nobel peace prize for combating one minority rule. also coming up, bringing out the old and bringing in the new around the world. concert lot shows and fireworks kick off the new year. you're welcome to 2022 with annual poll. draw on time square and unlock the previous year 1000 to able to join in the fun many side. i hope this, you will see an end to the pandemic. and remembering one of hollywood best loved actresses. tv legend benny. why dies just days before who 130 ah i'm anthony. how'd woke him? south africa said good bye to the last great hero of the struggle against the hot

hot. the funeral of archbishop desmond tutu was held in the same place. he used the pulpit for decades. the royal against south africa is brutal, white minority bracy, and 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 warmed the cove of allah ha! and he then he would say, i don't know what a police, but whatever it is, it had been wound alcohol. ah mo,

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 sometimes simply the arch risk his life and his freedom to speak out against to part height. archbishop desmond too too was her thought question, a crusader in the struggle for freedom, for justice, for quality and for peace. not only in south africa, the country of his birth, but around the world. sometimes writing often can never break. and so did with. didn't boys were always of voice course. right up to old age to, to full for his vision of a rain though,

nation in which all races in south africa couldn't live in harmony often. eco friendly, coronation. his ashes will be in 10 at the cathedral. ah, well only i spoke to on the surf on time, a south african journalist who made a documentary about desmond tutu. she told me what it was like to make the man 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 we, he was and, and, and he was, he was interested in us children. he was interested in, in any one iran tem, am and use that loft and, and to de us, you know, i think a lot of us will, i think the whole world will miss his laughter, that he used intense said, che sions to diffuse a situation. and one can really say about him,

you truly made to will, to better place and to it's the end of an era in some ways with montana gone not to do gun. and it's, it's for south africa. so way do they move from now? i'm it is, it is also sad they, but i mean, he would have said then be said, you know, why you, you said love like i was generous and li self contained speaking about desmond tutu . now, in other news, countries around the world have been ringing in the new year with fireworks gatherings and celebrations. new york held its annual bowl 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, paypal or 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 were back at times square, though a much smaller than before. the corona virus. good friend, your time. no more. no more cove. if you just see people taking a more tougher approach to it, like yeah, i'm going to get vaccinated. but i'm not going to shut 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 sidney fireworks. weaved through the air

and revellers flocked to massive beach parties in india's coastal region of god. moscow's red square got a little redder, as fireworks exploded overhead. ah vengeance traditional celebrations were cancelled. people did not want to go without a party. in berlin, the one borg gate and other landmarks were luminated. despite restrictions on fireworks and gatherings, thousands came to celebrate london. when 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 to day and be able to party a bit about fin the and put them on the rest of living. in the united arab

emirates, hundreds of multicolored light, drones and thousands of fireworks sit to guineas, world records, creating stunning images and celebrating the end of what for most of the world was another difficult year. or they doubly correspondence around the world. looking ahead to the issue is likely to dominate this new year. is a look a from a dw is chief international if they're richard walker, at the dig divide between russia and china and the west. 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 world to decide where it stands, tie one and ukraine or both dangerous flash points, where there's 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 a 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. it's been 2 years to the day since the world health organization set up an emergency crisis team in response to an outbreak of unusual pneumonia cases in the city of wu and china. that was one day after chinese authorities alerted the w h o to a cluster of cases in the city. by jing says the novel karone of ours can be traced back to this live food market. in we've had the subsequent outbreak turned the world upside down. going on to infect at least 280000000 people killing more than 5000000 and disrupting everyday life across the planet. so the question is,

when will it in will? joining me now to break this down as date of the reporter, matthew moore. matthew, do we know when this pandemic is going to be over? well, that very question is at the heart of a heated to be in science circles at the moment. the head of the w 2 actually said he hopes and thinks and believes it can end this year. but you have a big debate in a moment. and on the one side of that debate, you have scientists like those at university college london who say we need to prepare to move from pandemic phase to endemic phase. and that basically means living with a virus accepting that people will get infected and accepting that some people or get seriously ill. but governments can manage that wellness and that we have to tolerate a certain level of death, as well as callous is that may sound. and they say that the reason for that is that we've actually said our people and that we have enough natural immunity in society . you know, that's, that's the picture in britain. know what constitutes an endemic really comes down to what level of death is a society willing to accept. and that will obviously differ from country to country

if and if that's what the, the british experts assign. what is the situation, for example, here in germany or in germany? it's a bit different. one of germany's leading biologists and a government advisor christian ross and actually said that he's cautiously optimistic about the year ahead. optimistic because only kron is not being says, he'd see it a cautious because germany is more vulnerable than its neighbors. less have a lesson to answer when he goes. and if we look at the major industrialized countries of europe, that germany has the highest percentage of people who haven't been exposed to the virus and who haven't been vaccinated by stuff. and we don't know what that means for us. and even if the disease severity is bearable for the vaccinate, which seems to be the case, we still have to worry about a large section of the population. and that will certainly have a political influence on most of the, the hellish. on begin this political 100 on mitt bush to move it. so looking forward, is there prospect matthew,

that there will be no restrictions on life earth side by the end of this year? well, that the pension, when's the debate for, for the people on the other side of the bay, the skeptics there are doing far more caution. they see that sars covey cove to see will be to coven 19, is more aggressive than a seasonal flu. and they see that because it's more transmissible, it's got the ability to evade vaccines. and so they say we just don't know enough to to throw caution to the wind, especially with long covered and their potential impact that may have on, on other, on, on next the, on health that beyond what we know about covered at the moment. so there are there, i do a lot more caution headings next year. so i think the one thing that both sides would probably agree on is that you and i me where we talking about covered next year. oh dear. i was hoping for something different for sir matthew more. thank you very much. will the entertainment world as morning the passing of american comedy? actress betty white, who died on knees if she made her television to boot 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. 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 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 at 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 dine just 18 days short of her 100th birthday. you're watching the

debility news is a reminder of the top story we're following for you. south africa said goodbye. the last great heroes of the struggle against apartheid. the funeral of archbishop desmond tutu was held in cape town, president 0 ram of pose a guide. the man eulogy calling him a crusader in the struggle for freedom to 2 died last sunday night. that's all the news from l after a short break shift takes a look at digital fashion. and how the coven pandemic has given the bigness business a big boost. i'm anthony. how'd i'm done for now? william glue croft will be in the chair next. with more news headlines in 45 minutes times with these places in europe are smashing all the records step into a bold adventure. it's the treasure map.