this is d.w. news line from the poland bids farewell to the popular liberal america down who died monday after being stabbed at a charity event. mourners remember a couple of dumb a bitch whose murder sent shock waves around europe is being laid to rest in the city where he was born and government also coming up. the death toll from a gas pipeline explosion in mexico rises up to sixty six the blaze north of mexico

city people who had gathered to fill up containers with fuel. plus nearly lives of women around the world take to the streets to protest inequality but controversy is threatening to overshadow the third annual women's mob. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program leading figures from poland and the european union are in don's cadet today playing that paying their respects to the city's late mayor pablo dom of each was fatally stabbed on stage at a charity event last sunday the murder of the liberal politician is believed to have been politically motivated out of a dime of it is being remembered for his civic engagement and for his willingness to speak up about his convictions. not even the cover innocent babies church could provide enough space for the mourners and get done sq thousands lined the streets to pay. their respects to pavol other 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. it's very sad that we come together here under these circumstances we can't a lower society to be divided the assassination last sunday shoulders exactly where that leads. and he had to take a stand against aggression in our society and because they want to on the men who were for twenty years. is that it. 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 saying 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 other movies his continued belief in the european union. he was a good done a poll but also a european who believed in european values above all freedom and solidarity. pavel at the moment was laid to rest on saturday in the city in 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. our correspondent monica said rather downs can send us this from the memorial the funeral in the diet schools a moving event for thousands of poles they are still in shock after the brutal attack on the popular mayor part of the mob which they see it as an act of political revenge made possible by political divisions in polish society and by the

hatred which the politicians and the media convey the presence of senior european politicians shows that this is not a local problem but something that affects much of europe the message is that deep divisions bring risks it is up to the media and to the political establishment to make sure that existing divisions don't grow even more. well turning to mexico now where at least sixty six people have died and dozens more are missing after a fuel pipeline exploded the disaster happened about one hundred kilometers north of mexico city officials say residents from the town of pan where collecting fuel from an illegally topped pipeline when it exploded in 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 pay 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. 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 if. 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. is going to be unfortunately what this shows is that we have to end this practice which is led to this tragedy. 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. now to some of the other stories making news around the world thousands of hunger ariens have come out across the country to protest prime minister viktor orban government they're furious about a new labor law allowing employees to ask workers to do up to four hundred hours of overtime a year critics say the law effectively introduces a six day work week. in congo hundreds of people have rallied in the streets of the

capital kinshasa to support president elect felix to shinseki the protest comes with congo's top court poised to rule on the country's disputed election just one that poll in late december but his victory has been challenged internationally and at home. in france police have clashed again with so-called yellow vests protesters on the streets of paris security forces used tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators throwing rocks and bottles it's the tenth consecutive weekend of anti-government protests in france president emmanuel macro has launched a nationwide listening to it to address the protests grievances. well across the globe millions of women have been taking to the streets to protest against inequality violence against women and sexual harassment the women's march began two years ago in washington the day after donald trump's ignore gratian but this year

the u.s. movement has been overshadowed by controversy our reporter far alex forrest whiting joins me in the studio alex hi thanks for joining me so where people been protesting today well in at least thirty countries around the world and within see pictures now of the u.s. where. that's been in washington the very first much was held in twenty seventeen and as you said it's just a day after president trump was sworn in and as well as some much against activist this year have said. that the democrats are also a chance to say the demonstrations are also a chance to celebrate the wins women had in the congressional elections this year and they were proud about that and on social media we've got pictures of a march in the zambian capital lusaka they were shouting justice for women and there was also a big turnout in central london where women have been demonstrating against a variety of issues including austerity measures which they say unfairly impact

women so really a global event again this year but it's not been so straightforward in the u.s. this year no that's right there's been a big controversy actually about those involved in the official women's much those at the very top and one woman in particular who is accused of being anti semitic she's called to mika mari and she's the co-chair of the movement she's been criticized for having links with the very controversial leader of the nation of islam louis farrakhan and now he has a history of making anti-semitic and homophobic remarks but as well is that in a t.v. interview to make a mallory was also criticized for refusing to affirm israel's right to exist now but has calls huge anger within the u.s. not just within we women but also with men and it's been so toxic that there have been slits within this march other ones have been set up any even accounted demonstrations have been held in various cities across the u.s. and anger about this now the global march for those involved in that to distance

themselves from this saying that you know they don't want to be tarred with this brush it's nothing to do with them so i think it has been very difficult for those involved in the washington marches in particular it sounds like it all right thank you alex for coming in and sharing that with us. well thousands of people have been demonstrating in berlin as well calling for reform of the government's. policy in favor of organic farming although germany has a reputation for promoting environmental veyron mentally friendly policies it lags behind other e.u. nations when it comes to organic farming the protesters want the german government to promote environmentally friendly farming by directing more e.u. subject subsidies to organic farmers linda fear has this report. in our usual side in the german capital organic farmers and their tractors fish spindler drove a truck to for six hours to get to berlin. i'm here to stand up for what i do think

this is the best moment to do that because we're all here to make our voices heard we're never all in the same place at the same time and. this is face been just farm in north germany a couple of days before the demonstration she bought the farm five years ago along with twelve peaks and twenty five dairy cows the cows spend their days grazing in the pasture at night they're in the bar hm. the milk is turned into organic cheese and yogurt. couldn't. because summers are coming in telling us they've switched to organic products that's because they're aware how the animals are treated if they've questioned us and seen t.v. reports they're harking back to flavors they remember from when grandma made cheese at home or something like boss has every cent fish been learns is invested back into her farm like most organic farmers she struggles to stay in business forgoing

the use of pesticides means less profit humane treatment of animals requires space there's no way she can compete with big farmers. when the next close or most if you knew less than coal we organic farmers provide added value we accept that we will spread that we'll make less profit that's not a value that's not totally paid for would you need fresh meat or no good and that's why organic farmers from across germany came to berlin one hundred seventy one tractors. here everyone agrees e.u. money. is not this protect the environment and the climate to make this message heard these farmers have come. out you know i took us nine hours to get here because we wanted to demonstrate and finally show what we want when they

let in the last decade one hundred thousand farms have shut down it's not right that we're not working that has been a significant does mean we can treat and care for animals humanely we can farm the land in a sustainable way without using poisons to. fish been loved ones germany's politicians to listen to organic farmers demands if they don't she plans to return to berlin again next year. went on to some sports news now and the early saturday bonus league games are done and dusted so let's take a quick look at the results snuck past leave it to some to hang on to third place in line it's stood guard frankfurt dominated freiburg. augsburg and hanover fell at home to braman munich one against hoffenheim on friday night and instead of days late game leipsic locking horns with dortmund on sunday nuremberg take on her to berlin and show battle will. now winter in the northern hemisphere means every

imaginable competition for those who can quickly and stylishly get from the top of the mountain to the bottom free riding is one such competition first day is and snowboarders who make their own way down all kinds of to rain and without any serious rules this is from the opening of end of the free ride world to a today in the heart of what's been called the japanese alps it's known among free riders for heavy snowfall and conditions were perfect for this year's events. not for the fainthearted as well leave you now at some dutch flower power absa dam has been celebrating its national chill that day in honor of the occasion the city's famous dams where it was decked out with the traditional flowers creating a garden of over two hundred twenty five hundred square meters hundreds of thousands of colorful chill loops lined the streets and visitors were invited to

make their own bouquets for free the netherlands is the world's biggest producer. well coming at the top of the hour and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website at state w dot com thanks for joining me. state by state. colorful. the life clears. the most traditional. find out all that any time. check you with a whip special. take a tour of germany by st. w. to.