Diary

What's on this week

Today – Meeting of Asean +3 and India in Pattaya, Thailand.

Tomorrow – Global Dialogue on international trade and the financial crisis, featuring UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the heads of the World Trade Organisation, the World Bank, the IMF, and ADB in Bangkok.

Monday – George Mitchell, pictured, US special envoy to the Middle East, travels to the region to hold talks with officials in Israel and the Palestinian territories, as well as Egypt, the Gulf and North Africa.

Tuesday to Thursday – World Economic Forum on Latin America, in Rio de Janeiro, pictured below.

Wednesday to Saturday – Getex Dubai 2009 career and training exhibition at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Thursday – First phase of the Indian General Election.

This day in history 

April 12, 1976 The Apple I, an early personal computer was designed and built by Steve Wozniak. His friend, future Apple CEO Steve Jobs, had the idea of selling the computer, which was first demonstrated on this day at the Homebrew Computer Club in Palo Alto, California. It went on sale in July 1976 at a price of $666.66 – because Wozniak liked repeating digits – but was discontinued the following year.

As of last year, an estimated 30 to 50 Apple Is are still known to exist, making it a rare collector's item.

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