The UN General Assembly voted to back a new world map showing Africa bigger and North America, Europe and parts of Asia smaller. The US, which was the only country to vote against the resolution, called it an “ideological agenda” that distracts from global challenges. In a historic move, the UN General Assembly on Friday voted to replace the familiar Mercator world map with a projection that more accurately reflects the relative size of continents, making Africa appear substantially larger and Europe and North Ame... [5528 chars]
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