The Week: Echoes
Date: 30 October 2005
Le 30 octobre 2005 était un dimanche sous le signe astral du ♏. C'était le 302ème jour de l'année. Le président des États-Unis était George W. Bush.
Si vous êtes né ce jour-là, vous avez 20 ans. Ton dernier anniversaire était le jeudi 30 octobre 2025, il y a 234 jours. Votre prochain anniversaire est le vendredi 30 octobre 2026, dans 130 jours. Vous avez vécu 7 539 jours, soit environ 180 946 heures, ou environ 10 856 760 minutes, ou environ 651 405 600 secondes.
Date: 31 October 2005
By HOWARD W. FRENCH and NORIMITSU ONISHI
Howard FRENCH
Scope of economic ties between China and Japan offers counterpoint to their rapidly deteriorating diplomatic relations; two countries have sharply increased trade with each other, many thousands of Chinese people either attend Japanese universities or work for Japanese companies, Japanese investment in China totals $31.5 billion and Shanghai has largest overseas Japanese community; tensions are fueled by China's desire to reclaim its historical role as region's economic and political leader, position it lost to Japan in last century and half; but possibility that ill will could lead to conflict is lessened by reality that both countries would have much to lose; photos (M)
Date: 31 October 2005
By BARNABY FEDER
Barnaby FEDER
Spychips, book by Katherine Albrecht and Liz McIntyre, warns that radio tags may evolve into 'mark of the beast' referred to in Book of Revelations; photo (S)
Date: 31 October 2005
By MIKE McINTIRE
Mike McINTIRE
Date: 31 October 2005
By Karen W. Arenson (NYT); Compiled by John Sullivan
Karen Arenson
Date: 31 October 2005
By GREG MYRE
Greg MYRE
Palestinian faction Islamic Jihad says it will stop firing rockets from Gaza Strip into Israel, then appears to retract pledge hours later amid renewed violence; Israeli forces surround house in West Bank and fatally shoot two Islamic Jihad militants; photo (M)
Date: 31 October 2005
By JANET MASLIN
Janet MASLIN
Janet Maslin reviews book The Truth (With Jokes) by Al Franken; photo (M)
Date: 31 October 2005
By JOE LAPOINTE
Joe LAPOINTE