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February 8, 2008 -- Disney Channel rolled out its newest animated series, “Phineas and Ferb”, in groundbreaking fashion on Friday, February 1, 2008, with the series debuting worldwide on the same day in 150 international markets -- and its continued rollout over ten days with original episodes representing a first in television history.    » read more »

29 January 2008 -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today held a productive meeting with a number of EU Sports Ministers and their representatives at its headquarters in Lausanne. Aimed at fostering stronger dialogue between the governments and the Olympic Movement, this first gathering was a concrete step towards closer collaboration now that sport is mentioned in the EU Treaty - agreed upon by heads of states in Lisbon in October last year.    » read more »

PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 29, 2007 -- HP today announced that Vodafone Portugal will deploy the HP Fraud Management System (HP FMS) to mitigate fraudulent activity on its mobile and fixed networks.    » read more »

Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele won his third world 10,000 meters championship

28 August 2007, Osaka, Japan (By David Byrd) -- Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell has won the women's 100-meters title at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan. As VOA's David Byrd reports, Campbell edged defending champion Lauryn Williams to take the crown.

By the narrowest of margins Veronica Campbell walked away with the gold medal in a photo finish. In the end, both the Jamaican and defending champion Lauryn Williams of the United States were credited with the same time of 11.01 seconds.    » read more »