{"id":"41a18c30-8b5f-4192-9787-23fb6bff2f1c","url":"https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-09-05/u-n-endorses-map-that-more-accurately-shows-africas-size","domain":"latimes.com","outlet":{"name":"Los Angeles Times","country":"US","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"U.N. endorses a new world map that more accurately shows Africa's size. The U.S. does not","plainHeadline":"U.N. endorses Equal Earth map over Mercator, Africa larger","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["U.N. General Assembly endorsed a world map using the Equal Earth projection.","The resolution was sponsored by Togo and supported by the African Union.","The United States was the sole country voting against the measure.","The vote urged, but did not require, adoption of the Equal Earth map.","Advocates say Equal Earth reflects Africa’s true size, unlike Mercator."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-06T01:14:42.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T01:42:54.257Z","story":null}