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United Nations votes to adopt new world map that reduces size of Britain and US and shows Africa much bigger

Daily Mail UK and The Sun UK describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened United Nations votes to adopt new world map that reduces size of Britain and US and shows Africa much bigger.
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Right / center-rightUnited Nations votes to adopt new world map that reduces size of Britain and US and shows Africa much bigger

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The Sun UKNews report · Sep 5, 11:29 PM

United Nations votes to adopt new world map that reduces size of Britain and US and shows Africa much bigger

A NEW world map has officially been adopted after a UN vote - with the fresh model reducing the size of Britain and the US while making Africa bigger. The landmark resolution means the trad...

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Daily Mail UKNews report · Sep 6, 4:26 AM

United Nations adopt new world map that shows Africa much bigger and cuts size of UK and US

It is the culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups to reject 'cartographic colonialism'.

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The Sun (US)News report · Sep 5, 11:29 PM

United Nations votes to adopt new world map that reduces size of Britain and US and shows Africa much bigger

A NEW world map has officially been adopted after a UN vote - with the fresh model reducing the size of Britain and the US while making Africa bigger. The landmark resolution means the trad...

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