UN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa's true size
The Straits Times
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Singapore
Singapore
NEW YORK, Sept 4 - The United Nations on Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries' true size, a resolution sponsored by African states to counter perceptions that the continent is peripheral.
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