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🗺️World NewsThe UN Just Voted to Stop Making Africa Look Small on the MapOn September 4, 2026, the General Assembly backed a resolution urging schools, governments and tech platforms to swap the 456-year-old Mercator map for Equal Earth, a projection that shows every country at its true relative size.September 5, 2026 · 5 min read

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