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Today, the United Nations voted to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes (programming.dev)

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https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/04/world/un-vote-new-world-map-intl-scli

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[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I like that last paragraph.

And yeah, the UN resolutions don't mean much. But it would still feel a little better if they could pass things that are reasonable without interference.