by Sam Roggeveen
18 April 2008
- Japanese PM Fukuda announces he will cut short his upcoming overseas trip, leaving Russia on his itinerary but cancelling Germany, Britain and France. I await a confected political controversy, with the opposition demanding Fukuda visit Berlin, London and Paris immediately, if not sooner.
- Bad news for American declinists: The IMF has measured world GDP in a different way, cutting China's share by a third.
- Beijing's 'Bird's nest' Olympic stadium is finished. Photos here.
- Did you know Afghanistan has a Sikh community? You do now.
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