through the final stage unscathed in verona despite finishing 49 seconds behind his closest rival is liza finch bali carob has held onto his lead in the overall standings to become only the 2nd south american to win the competition in a time of 90 hours one minute and 47 seconds. as a reminder of the top story we're following for you german chancellor angela merkel says she's not planning any changes to the country's governing coalition this after the surprise resignation of under analysis the head of the social democrats plunged her coalition partner into crisis. in a forget you can always get a w. news on the go just download our app from google play or from the apple store and give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also use the d.w. app to send us your photos and videos. you're watching news from berlin up next drive it with a look at the churning world fair in germany and don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our website data dot com we'll be back next hour with your