WorldPingThe United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse a new world map that shows Africa's large size more accurately…
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WorldPingOver 160 countries have voted at the United Nations to move away from a traditional global map that is nearly 500 years old towards a newer one that more accurately reflects Africa's true size.
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WorldPingTogo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland The United Nations has voted to adopt a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favo…
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WorldPingThe Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - with the US as the only nation to vote against it.
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WorldPingVideo from Ceuta shows migrants pulling a dolphin calf from the water and striking it with a stick as outraged residents tried to intervene on the beach.
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WorldPingThe U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by NPR
The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
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