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  "id": 6276657,
  "title": "GIGS hails UN Equal Earth map adoption as correction to 450 years of injustice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/gigs-hails-un-equal-earth-map-adoption-as-correction-to-450-years-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T12:19:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/gigs-hails-un-equal-earth-map-adoption-as-correction-to-450-years-of-injustice/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Ghana Institute of Governance and Security (GIGS) has welcomed the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Equal Earth projection as a fairer alternative to the 16th-century Mercator map, describing the decision as a landmark step towards global justice and the restoration of Africa’s dignity.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "GIGS welcomes UN adoption of Equal Earth map as correction to ‘450 years of cartographic injustice’ against Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/gigs-welcomes-un-adoption-of-equal-earth-map-as-correction-to-450",
        "published": "2026-09-08T10:07:56.000Z"
      }
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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."
}