Dashboard: Aug. 20, 2007

WASHINGTON Heat wave hits U.S.; smog blankets the Capitol

LOS ANGELES Getty to return 40 artworks to Italy

MINNEAPOLIS Mourning the victims near site of bridge collapse

NEWARK, N.J. City rallies for peace after four students are shot

JERICHO, WEST BANK Olmert, Abbas hold historic peace meeting

PIRBRIGHT, ENGLAND New fears over foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

THE MAP

High-Speed Internet for Africa

Less than 4% of Africa's population has Internet access, but that may be about to change. Until now, Africa's only connection to the network that powers the Internet was a submarine cable running from Portugal down the west coast of...

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