MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Stories for June 3rd 2015
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Wednesday, June 3rd 2015 - 09:24 UTC
Falklands advances despite Argentine disruption and blockade efforts, says Acting Governor Sandra Tyler-Haywood
Falkland Islands' Her Honour the Acting Governor delivered on Tuesday his State of the Nation speech to the elected Legislative Assembly underlining progress and expansion achieved in the economy and community development, the UK resolute in defending the rights and wishes of the Falkland Islanders to develop their own natural resources, and despite Argentine disruption and blockade efforts, first oil is expected to be produced in 2019.
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Wednesday, June 3rd 2015 - 08:18 UTC
Falklands faces fiscal 2015/16 with surplus budget, all industries prospering and 1.4% inflation
The Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly received on Tuesday the Appropriation Bill which allows for expenditure of £61.4M pounds in the fiscal year 2015/16, supported by revenues of £56.9M and a projected £4.9M from oil and gas exploration, thus completing another surplus year.
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Wednesday, June 3rd 2015 - 08:07 UTC
Obama signs bill that limits phone data collection by government
The US Senate has voted to limit the government's ability to collect phone data, a policy that had been in place since the attacks of 11 September 2001. The USA Freedom Act extends the government's ability to collect large amounts of data, but with restrictions.
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Wednesday, June 3rd 2015 - 02:06 UTC
Blatter resigns but says will remain in control until successor's election
Sepp Blatter, who four days ago was re-elected for a fifth four-year term as president of FIFA, the world football's governing body announced on Tuesday in Zurich that he would resign his position and lay down his mandate at an extraordinary elective congress to be held later in the year.
