UN Adopts New World Map: Africa Larger, Russia Smaller
Translated from Polish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- The UN General Assembly backed a resolution to change the way Africa is depicted on world maps.
- The United States was the only country to vote against the resolution.
The United Nations General Assembly backed a resolution intended to change how Africa is represented on world maps. The United States was the only country to vote against it.
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Originally published by Gazeta Wyborcza in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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