Queen in an ever changing world, she was stability. And a link to a proud past. As britains longest reigning monarch, she saw unprecedented change. Womens empowerment, the fight for racial equality, and lgbtq rights, technological revolution, the decline of the church of england. She was admired worldwide for her lifelong dedication to his subjects, following a pledge she made by her 21st birthday. I declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and to the service of our Great Imperial family, to which we all belong. At the age of 96, her death was not unexpected, but it nonetheless shook the nation to its core. And raised an existential question, can the monarchy survive the passing of the second great Elisabeth Ian age . I went to Balmoral Castle within hours of her death. The 50,000 acre retreat in the Scottish Highlands was the queens favorite summer residents. Hundreds game to pay their respects. This is all still very fr
The move could reunite the Illawarra coal mining and steel assets that were once owned by BHP. South32 has agreed to sell the mines to an Indonesian group.
about the queen, people often ask me about the politics, what we re at politics? and i say to people, she was a above politics. and she regarded her duty to stay above politics. that was one of the state with star success, i think. she doesn t have power, but boy does she have influence! and how did you do that? how did she reel that soft power? she invited people over the stay at buckingham palace, which no world leader ever turned down. i m afraid the queen was forced to shake hands with an awful lot of people who under normal circumstances, she wouldn t have wanted to. but sometimes, there were tiny hints, revealing what she really thought of the saints, scoundrels, and despots she met. she gently pushed back against prime minister margaret thatcher, when the british government refused to stand up to south africa s racist apartheid regime that nelson mandela was fighting. it was rumored, she
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The fleet of the coal seaport of Shakhtersk of the Eastern Mining Company has been replenished with two self-propelled barges with a total of 15 000 DWT. With the commissioning of two new vessels, the port s capacity will increase by 15 – 16%.
“The commissioning of two new self-propelled barges will allow us to reach a new level of coal shipment in order to achieve plans for export to the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. The cargo ships will strengthen the port s coastal fleet and increase its throughput to 14 million tpy,” commented Anatoly Balakin, Executive Director of the Shakhtersk Coal Seaport.
Two self-propelled barges, Star Excellence and Star Success, were purchased in 2020 at the port of Moulayin (Myanmar). The length of each barge is 97.5 m, 24.4 m wide, and a depth of 6.1 m. The power of the two main engines is 1790 kW each. Deadweight (the sum of the mass of the payload) is 7423 t.