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  "id": 5775277,
  "title": "How big is Africa really? Why the UN voted to change the world map",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/how-big-is-africa-really-why-the-un-voted-to-change-the-world-map",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T12:49:50.000Z",
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection.",
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      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "title": "UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa’s true size",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/un-votes-to-adopt-new-world-map-to-reflect-africas-true-size",
        "published": "2026-09-05T05:28:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "World map is misleading about Africa.The UN wants to fix it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/world-map-is-misleading-about-africa-the-un-wants-to-fix-it",
        "published": "2026-09-05T07:30:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euro Weekly News",
        "title": "World as we know it is about to change after UN vote on map of Africa’s true size",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/world-as-we-know-it-is-about-to-change-after-un-vote-on-map-of",
        "published": "2026-09-05T07:40:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Not just symbolic: Kenya hails UN map vote as step towards correcting Africa’s image",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/not-just-symbolic-kenya-hails-un-map-vote-as-step-towards-correcting",
        "published": "2026-09-05T08:14:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}