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  "id": 5629217,
  "title": "UN adopts new map: Africa bigger, North America and Europe smaller",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/un-adopts-new-map-africa-bigger-north-america-and-europe-smaller",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T18:58:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3366446/un-adopts-new-map-africa-bigger-north-america-and-europe-smaller"
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  "summary": "The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to back a resolution spearheaded by several African countries to adopt a map that makes their continent bigger while shrinking North America and Europe. Aimed at “a more accurate representation” of continental landmasses, the resolution was supported by 164 countries while the US voted against it and six other states abstained. The new map –…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Africa bigger, US smaller - UN adopts new map",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/africa-bigger-us-smaller-un-adopts-new-map",
        "published": "2026-09-04T18:39:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Africa bigger, US smaller as UN adopts a new world map",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/africa-bigger-us-smaller-as-un-adopts-a-new-world-map",
        "published": "2026-09-04T20:45:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "UN adopts new map with smaller US, bigger Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/un-adopts-new-map-with-smaller-us-bigger-africa",
        "published": "2026-09-04T22:53:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "UN adopts new map with smaller US, bigger Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/un-adopts-new-map-with-smaller-us-bigger-africa-5671090",
        "published": "2026-09-04T23:44:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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