From the BBC World Service: Germany is looking at an $18 billion gap in next year’s budget because of a court decision last week on a German fiscal rule known as the debt brake. Then, Brazil says it’s deploying military reinforcements to its northern border, as tensions rise between its neighbors Venezuela and Guyana over a disputed oil-rich region. And later: a look at the big business of advent calendars.

Aired December 1, 2023

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