...a rural style created by troubadours in Santiago into urbane Hanava dance music. Along with Sexteto Habanero, their main rivals in Havana , Pineiro 's band introduced clarion vocal harmonies and sophisticated orchestration while retaining...

In this article: Septeto Nacional, Ignacio Pineiro, Raspa, U.S., San Francisco, Havana, State Department, Cuba, and George Gershwin

...respective governments. They said who won or lost was less important than the fact that for five days in Havana , Americans and Cubans played a game they both loved and in the process found they were not enemies as they had long been led to...

In this article: Cuba, United States, Havana, George W. Bush, Baltimore Orioles, and Barack Obama

...up from $165.1 billion in 2008. Geographically, 39 of the 100 wealthiest live in Ontario , 18 in Quebec , 12 in British Columbia , 11 in Alberta , four in Nova Scotia , two in Manitoba and two in New Brunswick. A dozen of the richest Canadians...

In this article: Canada, Rogers Media, Canadian Business, Jimmy Pattison, Biovail, and Montreal

...have dropped to their lowest level in 37 years, punching a $1.8-billion hole in its budget. Saskatchewan was expecting $1.9-billion in potash revenue when it set its 2009-10 budget in March, but slashed that estimate to...

In this article: Saskatchewan, Potash, Revenue, Rod Gantefoer, Potash Corp, Fiscal year, Recession, Canada, Regina, and Winnipeg

...government said. In the same way that oil producing regions are closely tied to energy prices, Saskatchewan is sensitive to swings in potash prices because it is such a major source of the fertilizer and collects royalties from the...

In this article: Saskatchewan, Potash, Potash Corp, Revenue, Rod Gantefoer, Fiscal year, Recession, and Canada

...an environmentalist wants to be seen in. Stein heads the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP ), a UN agency with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya , a staff of 500 and an annual budget of about $200 million ( 134 million). He is one of the...

In this article: UNEP, UN, Nairobi, Copenhagen, Kofi Annan, The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Health Organization, and Istanbul

...profiles » Air NZ Cup squads » Air NZ Cup draw » Air NZ Cup standings » Heartland Championship » All Blacks hooker rushed in from Bali By MARC HINTON in London - Rugbyheaven RUSHED IN: Aled de Malmanche has joined the All Blacks after...

In this article: All Blacks, Corey Flynn, Bali, England, London, Heartland Championship, Latymer Upper School, and Andrew Hore

...season is approaching: Boston is getting ready to welcome its official Christmas Tree. The 46-foot white spruce begins its journey from Nova Scotia this week and is scheduled to arrive at the Boston Common on Friday morning. Nova Scotia...

In this article: Boston, Nova Scotia, All rights reserved, E mail, and Associated Press

...next year, says a report released Thursday. The Conference Board of Canada said provinces such as Alberta , British Columbia , Saskatchewan and Ontario , which suffered among the biggest contractions this year, will post the largest gains in...

In this article: The Conference Board, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Recession, Financial Post, Potash, and British Columbia

... Raila Odinga was also on hand to welcome the Trophy, plus officials from FIFA and Coca-Cola before it made its way to the Nation Centre in Nairobi for a special ceremony. Indeed, such was the interest in its arrival that a special programme was...

In this article: Nairobi, Mwai Kibaki, Kenya, FIFA, World Cup trophy, FIFA World Cup, Coca-Cola, Raila Odinga, and Africa

...showed surprising resilience in Monday's by-elections, reclaiming a former stronghold in Nova Scotia and overrunning a Bloc Quebecois fortress in Quebec. The Bloc easily held on to another Quebec riding in Montreal 's east end while the...

In this article: Tories, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Recession, Bloc Quebecois, and Cumberland

Joan Bryden THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA -The Conservatives reclaimed a former stronghold in Nova Scotia and appeared poised to break down a Bloc Quebecois fortress in Quebec in Monday's byelections. The Bloc easily held on to another Quebec...

In this article: Tories, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Cumberland, Bloc Quebecois, and Recession

OTTAWA -The Conservatives got off to a good start in four federal byelections Monday, reclaiming a former stronghold in Nova Scotia. Tory candidate Scott Armstrong easily staved off an NDP challenge to win in Cumberland - Colchester -...

In this article: Tories, Nova Scotia, Cumberland, Stephen Harper, and Quebec

...of $40,000 have already been forwarded to Caritas Manila and the Consuelo Foundation in the Philippines to help flood victims in Pangasinan , Bulacan , Pampanga and Baguio , Arre said. HonoluluAdvertiser.com welcomes comments from...

In this article: Philippines, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Bulacan, and Baguio

Residents wade through a flooded highway Friday in the town of Rosales , Pangasinan province , north of Manila. Rains caused the Agno River and surrounding dikes to burst their banks, inundating 30 out of 48 towns in the province. Ted...

In this article: Pangasinan, Philippines, Manila, U.S. Navy, Benguet, Baguio, and Agno River

...area release vast amounts of water, officials say Flooding inundates 32 towns, two cities, says Pangasinan administrator Report: Worst-hit areas in Pangasinan province are Bayambang, Alcala and Basista CNN ) -- Landslides unleashed by...

In this article: Pangasinan, Philippines, Agno River, National Power Corporation, and U.S. Navy

...the plains transformed into vast lakes, dotted with trees and buildings. WATER ALL OVER About 60 to 80 percent of the coastal province of Pangasinan has been flooded and 30,000 people evacuated, said Lieutenant Colonel Ernesto Torres at the...

In this article: Pangasinan, Benguet, and Manila

...said officials were asking for reinforcements of the Naval personnel already in the area. "Thirty of Pangasinan's 48 towns are now underwater," said Pangasinan Gov. Amado T. Espino, Jr. "I am appealing for 10-wheeler trucks, helicopters,...

In this article: Pangasinan, Manila, Philippines, Luzon, Santa Barbara, USS Harpers Ferry, and Los Angeles Times