The Week: Echoes
Date: 30 October 2005
30 oktober 2005 was een zondag onder het sterrenbeeld ♏. Het was de 302e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was George W. Bush.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 20 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op donderdag 30 oktober 2025, 234 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op vrijdag 30 oktober 2026, in 130 dagen. Je hebt 7.539 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 180.955 uur, of ongeveer 10.857.318 minuten, of ongeveer 651.439.080 seconden.
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