i did mention to systems. charlie starts january twenty. sixth. this is the news live from berlin poland is bidding farewell to the popular liberal mayor of dance who died monday after being stopped at a charity event mourners remember. whose murder sent shock waves around europe he was laid to rest in the city where he was born and a government also coming up. the death toll rises to sixty six in mexico after

a gas pipeline explosion the blaze at north of mexico city engulfed people who had gathered to fill up containers with fuel. and fire and unit kicks off the second half of the bundesliga season with the win over often myron is hoping to get back on top of the league standings by this season's and. spicer welcome to the program leading figures in poland and the european union are in good debts today where they are paying their respects to the city's late mayor pavel a dam of it who was fatally stabbed while on stage at a charity event last sunday the murder of a liberal politician is believed to have been politically motivated a time of it is being remembered for his civic engagement in his hometown and for his willingness to speak up about his convictions. not even the cover innocent

midis church could provide enough space for the mourners and get done sq thousands lined the streets to pay their respects to pavel of the movie their former mayor and a man who embodied liberal values at a time of political rancor in poland some wept as they watched the service on specially erected big screens amid desoto there was fear for the future. of sickness which he wishes but it's very sad that we've come here together under these circumstances we can't allow our society to be divided the assassination last sunday shows us with that blades. i'm here to take a stand against aggression in our society and because they want to undo the man who was our mayor for twenty years. that they're going to just sit here society is rife with aggression nationalism and then if i see it every day just

inside the church the polish prime minister looked on as the archbishop of danske echoed the calls for unity seeing to move which is death was a bell calling for alarm. the presence of european council president and ex polish prime minister donald tusk himself native was a reminder to the to move which is continued belief in the european union. that he was a man of good danske a pole but also european one who believed in european values above all freedom and solidarity. the move which was laid to rest on saturday in the city and whose service he had spent his life many hope that his violent death allegedly at the hands of a political opponent will prove a catalyst in healing the country's divisions. joining us now live from good to ask is do you have your correspondent monica. monica we understand you're outside the church where the funeral is taking place what have people there been telling you. well many of the people who came

here. from all over poland and from other countries are still deeply shocked after the tragedy with which happened six days ago in the dice they don't really find an answer any answer on question how is it possible that it could happen in poland today in the heart of europe and. the people are kept in memory of the movie who is buried today. of paris and was open minded all around want wanted to invite the city of the diocese many different people from different cultures also during the. funeral ceremonies today representatives from different. religion religious minorities living in the diocese pray prayed for prayed for him so that people here will

miss part of them of each call was one of the most important voices liberal progressive voices in poland today which is now under the rule of the national conservative government i think we can all understand why people are looking for answers to their questions on the ground there are good that's good let me ask a question to you though is it too early at this point to talk about all this having a wider european significance. i am sure that it has a wider european significance of many reasons not only poland is a country which is deeply divided. but also many other countries in europe are now divided and these political divisions. are something which for many politicians also in poland and in europe. in their opinion can it be it can be dangerous. can

cause lead to talk out the most fear of hate which can lead to such criminal. like this political martyr in poland six days ago so this is the reason also why different from other countries are here today also the polish high ranking politicians like prime minister and president are attending but also. who was a close friend assassinated mayor also from is now the president of the european council he is here and also the former president of germany many and many mayors of german and other cities in europe this is a message going here from poland today from. a warning. to the european people and call them and political divisions and to have more tolerance and understanding. ok thank you for that monica.

turning to mexico now where government officials say at least sixty six people have died and dozens more were hurt when a ruptured fuel pipeline exploded the disaster happened one hundred kilometers north of mexico city residents from the town of leapin were siphoning fuel from a pipeline which later exploded sparking a huge fireball the blaze has been put out but rescue services are continuing to examine the site. hundreds of people could not resist the temptation of free gasoline the fuel was spraying from a pipeline connected to a nearby refinery run by pe mix mexico's state run petroleum company it says thieves had illegally tapped the pipeline people soon crowded around the fountain to fill their pails and jerry cans. and. a couple of hours later an explosion and the fireball and gulf the scene. witnesses said many of the victims

were covered with flames as they ran for their lives for now it's not clear what triggered the explosion but gasoline and its fumes are highly flammable a single spark is all it takes. but. it wasn't just ten or twenty people there were hundreds of people collecting gasoline which was coming out of the pipe on the one hand they needed it but it was also bad judgment. we know the risks of gasoline it is very explosive they were young people who didn't realize the risks. and. this tragedy comes just weeks after president lopez obrador launched a crackdown on theft from mexico's vast network of fuel pipelines on a late night visit to the scene he vowed to press ahead with that policy. it has eliminated unfortunately what this show is is that we have to end this practice which has led to this tragedy that. you will

i think. the government says thieves drilled more than twelve thousand illegal taps in the first ten months of last year those taps often lead to fires and loss of life the last night's tragedy is the deadliest in recent years. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world. violent protests have erupted in the sudanese capital khartoum police clashed with hundreds of mourners following the funeral of a man shot during a protest on thursday witnesses say officers fired live ammunition and used tear gas against demonstrators who threw rocks deadly as the government protests are now in their fifth week. colombia has reactivated arrest warrants against leaders of the less guerrilla group living in cuba it comes two days after a deadly car bombing in bogota which left at least twenty one dead the government

blamed the rebels for the blast it said peace talks won't resume unless the group stops its attacks. and the government of south korea has welcomed the announcement of a summit between u.s. president donald trump and north korea's kim jong un the summit is set to happen at it and as yet undisclosed location at the end of february it would be the second meeting of the two leaders. and germany's c.s.u. party has elected a new chairman. who will replace german interior minister horses at the head of the very abased party chancellor angela merkel's christian democrats are closely allied with the c.s.u. who suffered heavy losses in last year's bavarian state election. defending bundesliga champions byron munich travelled to hoffenheim on friday to kick off the second half of the season byron trail league leaders dortmund and had lost on their

last two trips to one. hoffenheim had beaten by and here in both of their most recent attempts and the hosts were hoping to make it three home victories in a row against the champions but by and had a point to prove in the thirty fourth minute leone gorecki pounced on a parry to head out to make it one nil a smart finish from the germany international. just eleven minutes later the redskins scored again this time he latched on to the end of a diving i live across. it's the midfielders first ever does he get brace. post stuff and i'm came out with guns blazing in the second half an early counterattack culminating in this brilliant strike by nico shoots his first league goal of a season once remember. but the hat trick of home wins against by and wasn't to be

. steep the champions beyond sight in eighty seven minutes. job done for by and they've returned from the winter break looking shop and they've got to end in sight. by a move within three points of league leaders dortmund but that club is up against live sick today after an impressive first half of the season dortmund reckons it can finally end by a new next run of six consecutive bundesliga titles. there's plenty of anticipation in dortmund for the second half of the season. sitting atop the league where their biggest rival may be complacency and today his is it's a good situation to be in but we know there are seventeen more games and that it's still a long season ahead pressure to perform dortmund dominated the opening half of the season with fast paced entertaining play they'll have to hit the ground running though against their first opponents of the second half of the season fourth placed

leipsic. dampening the mood somewhat is the recent illness through captain marco reuters and passer is only just coming back from injury together they scored twenty three goals in the first half of the season more than half of dortmund's total to the team looked a bit shaky in recent friendly matches the mouth of the fine if you've got the christmas season then new year's eve then you spend time at a sunny beach in dubai or somewhere and you look at the table and everyone is passing you on the back of your model so perfectly normal for the tension to lessen them but we can't let that affect us. statistics point toward a successful second half of the season for dortmund a club that has led the league three times at the halfway mark and each time won the title. australian open tennis now and germany's alexander it's fair is looking like a title contender he moved into the round of sixteen with an easy win today it's

very of his building on his biggest ever tour victory at november's a.t.p. tour finals when he beat both roger federer and novak djokovic on the way to the trophy the women's top seed simona halep defeated venus williams to set up what could be the best match of the tournament against serina williams. now winter in the northern hemisphere means every imaginable competition for those who can quickly and stylishly get from the top of a mountain to its bottom free riding is one such competition for skiers and snowboarders who make their own way down all kinds of terrain usually without any kinds of rules this is from the opening event of the free ride world tour today in the heart of what's called the japanese alps it's known among free riders for heavy snow fall and conditions were perfect for this year's event let's join the first.

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