mobile experiment, our data, smart devices are embedded in our daily lives, tracking our every move we headed to a future realistic utopia, poor but digitize nightmare. the internet of everything starts january 17th on d, w. ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin, south africa says a final good bye to an anti apartheid hero. president salem vasa praises the

spiritual father of the rainbow nation. as archbishop desmond tutu is laid to rest . also coming of a splash to welcome the new year swimmers takes the water to kick start 2022. of course, the world's big hope an end to the pandemic. and remembering one of hollywood most beloved actresses, former golden girl, betty white dies just before, for 100th birthday. ah, i'm william, good craft, welcome to the program. south africa has said farewell to the last great hero of the struggle against apartheid. the funeral of archbishop desmond tutu took place at kate town saint george's cathedral. if the church worth for decades he railed again south africa's white minority regime. ah, in death. as in life,

desmond tutu 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 that millions watched from home his door to naomi that the family had been overwhelmed with messages of love and gratitude. touchy cheese life dead, he would say the law has shown has wronged the cove of alcohol . and he then he would say, i don't know what a papa lease, but whatever it is, it has been wound our cockle. ah all the front of the cathedral was illuminated 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 appetite. archbishop desmond, to do too, was without question a crusade in this struggle for freedom, for justice, for equality and for peace. not only in south africa, the country of his beth, but around the world as well. his friends, i sometimes right often can never break. and so did with didn't boys were always of voice from the 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 intent at the cathedral. ah,

let's get more on that. we have on the staff, attain a south african journalist who made a documentary about desmond to, to only welcome to the program. first. can you give us some of your impressions of to, to when you met him? well, you know, use infectious love. i think that's what everyone says and that's something i think all of us will miss because he used it so effectively over the years to diffuse 10 situations and sometimes just to cheer people up. and in some ways he may the world to better play. and he was just so fearless and while retaining, use basic humanity, his want to end up in the space we entered and it says small and stature, but he has huge presence. and i think that's what you know,

all of us end of year mondale are gone. he's gone and one has to look to the future. he talked a lot about restorative justice. what exactly does that mean and would you say it's been achieved? difficult question. i think this sort of the idea of restorative, you know, the faith was a guided everything that investment duty did. and off to when democracy came in 1994 is the question was, how do you deal with the prostitutes of, of our faith? and that's when, when de la and 2 together develop this idea of restorative justice of people coming into a public space and confessing they since, what they've done and all asking forgiveness from the victims. and at the

time for 2 years like these hearings, which he cheered was held all over the country and p called it heal is sort of a cleansing and a healing process. starting in recent years, it has been criticized especially a younger generation who felt that more of a perpetrators should have who green brought to trial and even, and to, to at mid to late in life. and south africa's to very much a broken society. but it was at the start of trying to start something new is sort of a book to sort of, you know, admitting that atrocities on both sides also on the side of the liberation movements and trying to move forward. and but it's a long process. that's definitely

a complicated process for sure. that's nowhere near finishing desmond to to, of course i'll go out on a limb here and say most people know his name. most people know something about him, but how will he be remembered now and how will his mission be carried forward by future generations? well i think in this last week a lot of young people is discovered, you know, the generation, the bone fries as we call them in south africa. there is born off to the end of discovery. we was and there is sin of rebirth of like he is also a man for the future. not only for the falls we can take what we learned from him and who do you know both both the nation and also even in the rest of africa. a lot of clergy, a lot of people have faith, all sort of looking at what, how did he achieve what he achieved,

and how can we use that to the human being religious people in society says l may be broken and stay above the political fray and be immediate mediating especially in symbolic people, excel, but a lot of church li, this for example, already. so i think there is a lesson to be learned also for the future. it's all very interesting and we will see how things develop where you are on the 17th. thank you so much for bringing that to us. thank you very much for having me now after the parties and the fireworks of the night before january 1st is a public holiday for much of the world which offers a lot of people some much needed a relaxation near his de also brings his own traditions. many involving a bit of water, but got a little ha, many's way by it. the dip in the ocean to kick start your new year. swim as near

the portuguese company to lisbon was suddenly up for the challenge. so until the so brings good energy, we'll see if it works at bear ira. c across the atlantic swimmers in boston took to the water to oh you they, we even serenaded my front pipe on the beach. a sporty start to the in russia to of to the excesses of the festive season. locals in the city of yars level, turned out for the unused sobriety run for it. by games in the snow or anything to keep warm in room. the new year plunge was a little more dramatic. full people dived into the italian capitalist. hi, the river, in tradition decking back to 946. in london dance drapes,

representing coaches from around the world, bought a bust of color to like re new year's day. after a virtual show, last year, the annual new year parade was back in all its glory in japan. worship has got it. before dawn, i tokyo's my flashing pataki shrine to pray for good year, and then watched the 1st sunrise of 2022 over the japanese capital aah! at new year's day would not be complete without that additional vienna new year concept. this year, conducted by daniel barn boys now did obvious correspondence around the world aren't swimming, but they are looking ahead 2 issues likely to dominate the year. our chief international editor richard walker focuses on the deep 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 well to decide where it stands. tie one and ukraine a 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 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. and here now some other stories making news right now. residents hit by freak weather in the u. s. it of colorado have received donations. affordable heaters, heavy snow falls, have followed while fires, which destroyed nearly 1000 homes. free people are missing and fear dead. president joe biden has declared a disaster, so israel is launched airstrikes against what are called military targets in the

gaza strip. rockets were fired earlier from the palestinian territory controlled by how mos, a ceasefire is largely held, following in 11 day war between the 2 sides. last year, italian authorities have allowed a german rescue ship carrying hundreds of migrants to dark on the island of sicily . see, watch rescued. 440 people in the mediterranean sea. the interior ministry says nearly $70000.00 migrants landed in italy last year. in the english premier league, liverpool coach young club will miss his side's class with chelsea after a suspected positive corona virus. test. liverpool say the german manager is isolating with mild symptoms club earlier confirmed that 3 players have tested positive and we'll also miss the game. several cove in 1900 outbreaks have hit the english league in recent weeks. and in the bonus league a by

a munich captain manuel noir and 3 of his teammates have also tested positive germany. goalkeeper will sit out the start of training before the season kicks off later this month. by and boon this legal champion say all their players and staff will take p c r test. now the entertainment world is morning, the passing of an american comedy legend, betty white, she's best known for one of the being one of the golden girls. she died on new years. eve white made her television debut way back in 1939. she planned to celebrate or $100.00 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 snide lusty sue ann evans, i'm sorry, this is

a very critical time. 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 sitcom 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 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. 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. betty will be missed from us and for every one. that's all the news for now. coming up is the sports life. i'm william blue cross will have more for you soon. stay with us. these places in europe are smashing all the records, stepped into

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