United Nations votes 164-1 for Equal Earth map after US brands it 'radical ideological project'

The United Nations on Friday was one vote shy of unanimously adopting a new map of the world that shows Africa's true size, making the continent appear far larger than it does on traditional maps.The United States was the only one of the 165 member nations to vote against the UN General Assembly resolution to accept the Equal Earth map projection, which depicts countries and continents in their true relative sizes, according to the map creator's website.Six nations abstained, including Estonia,