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The steelpan (also known as a pan, steel drum, and sometimes, collectively with other musicians, as a steelband or steel orchestra) is a musical instrument originating in Trinidad and Tobago. It is ...

After a wild January, the ranks of the world’s top 10 richest were mostly unchanged last month. Only two people swapped places: Warren Buffett moved up to no. 9 while Zara’s cofounder Amancio Ortega ...