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  "title": "UN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa's true size",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/un-approves-resolution-in-support-of-map-that-shows-africas-true-size-5797619",
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  "published": "2026-09-05T16:23:58.000Z",
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  "summary": "The United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries' true size, a resolution sponsored by African states to counter perceptions that the continent is peripheral.",
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        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
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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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