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  "id": 5732883,
  "title": "UN backs new world map, US objects to Africa’s bigger representation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/un-backs-new-world-map-us-objects-to-africas-bigger-representation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T06:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/world/126982/un-backs-new-world-map-us-objects-to-africas-bigger-representation"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "THE United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to endorse a new world map that gives Africa a more proportionate representation while reducing the apparent size of Europe and North America, drawing sharp criticism from the United States...",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "UN backs new world map that more accurately shows Africa’s true size and scale, 164 countries vote in favour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/un-backs-new-world-map-that-more-accurately-shows-africas-true-size",
        "published": "2026-09-05T03:02:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Africa’s true size gets UN backing as US votes against map resolution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/africas-true-size-gets-un-backing-as-us-votes-against-map-resolution",
        "published": "2026-09-05T07:21:38.000Z"
      }
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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."
}