Saturday
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| Originally published | February 2005 |
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| Authors | Ian McEwan |
| Page count | 308 |
| Publishers | Jonathan Cape |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Novel |
| Suspense | |
| Psychological Fiction | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2476494 |
About Saturday
Saturday is a novel by Ian McEwan set in Fitzrovia, London, on Saturday, 15 February 2003, as a large demonstration is taking place against the United States' 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Gaza war: Premature babies evacuated from al-Shifa hospital
... Hundreds of people, including patients, left from al-Shifa on Saturday...
Macallan: Rare Scotch whisky becomes world's most expensive bottle at £2. 1m
... It was sold by Sotheby s on Saturday, at more than double its estimated price...
How Storm Babet and other storms get their names
... A yellow weather warning is in place from Wednesday until Saturday - with Scotland in particular braced for 60mph gusts and flooding...
Rugby World Cup: Wales fans confident as Argentina game nears
... But Kevin Davies will be cheering on his son, Gareth Davies, on Saturday...
Massive rise in antisemitic incidents - Met Police
... Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday, killing more than 1,300 people and taking up to 150 hostages...
Doctor in Gaza: I woke up to sounds of explosions
... He was due to perform surgery on Saturday - the same day Hamas militants launched a deadly attack in Israel...
UK weather: Last dose of summer expected for much of UK
... Over the weekend, a high of 26C is expected in the South East on Saturday - this is unusual for October and even a little above typical mid-summer highs...
Two teenagers die after attending DJ set at SWG3 in Glasgow
... The first became unwell at Croy train station, North Lanarkshire at about 23:20 on Saturday - he was later pronounced dead in hospital...
California fires: Trump threatens to pull federal aid funds
Fierce fires have burned thousands of acres of California
US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut federal funding for the wildfires sweeping California, in a Twitter spat with The State 's governor.
Nearly 100,000 acres have been destroyed by wildfires in recent weeks, and thousands have been forced from their homes.
Mr Trump blamed Governor Gavin Newsom , a Democrat, saying he had done a "terrible job of forest management".
Several of this year's major wildfires have burned in unforested areas.
"Every year, as The Fire 's (sic) rage & California burns, it is the same Thing - And Then he comes to the Federal Government for $$$ help. No more. Get your act together Governor," Mr Trump wrote on Twitter.
Mr Newsom, who has been highly critical of Mr Trump's environmental policies, responded: "You don't believe in Climate Change . You are excused from this conversation. "
Increased temperatures due to Global Warming , according to a recent study published in the.
Drier, warmer conditions lead to vegetation drying out and becoming more flammable.
President Trump made a similar threat to cut federal aid in 2018, when The Most deadly fire in California's history killed 86 people.
In California, 57% of forested areas are managed by federal agencies such as the US Forest Service , The Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service.
In 2018, The State requested $72 million (£55. 6 million) in reimbursements from the US Forest Service , with $9 million (£7 million) of that money withheld,
What's happening with the fires?Firefighters have contained about half of the Maria Fire, The Major blaze in Southern California .
The Fire , which broke out on Thursday, has burned More Than 9,400 acres, the Ventura County Fire Department said on Sunday.
The largest blaze, the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County , was 76% contained on Sunday after burning nearly 80,000 acres since it started on 23 October, officials said.
All evacuation orders were lifted on Saturday .
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Source of news: bbc.com
