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UN votes to adopt new world map that reflects Africa’s true size | Maps News | ACTPnews
[ad_1] The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations. The United Nations has voted to adopt a new world map that more accurately reflects countries’ true sizes, a resolution sponsored by African states to right a centuries-old wrong. The “Correct the Map” resolution adopted by the UN general assembly…
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Argentine couple to return Nazi-looted painting to rightful owner | ACTPnews
[ad_1] A painting which was stolen by the Nazis and only recovered in Argentina last year must now be returned to the heir of its rightful owner, a court has ruled. The late-baroque Portrait of a Lady was lost for 80 years until it was spotted in photographs of a house for sale near Buenos…
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UN votes to adopt new world map to reflect Africa’s true size | ACTPnews
[ad_1] The Mercator map was designed in 1569 by the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator to help European explorers navigate across the world. The distortion of his map is a result of the fact that it is impossible to accurately represent the surface of a globe on a two-dimensional chart. Whenever a map of the world…
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US adds 162,000 jobs in August, raising Fed rate cut expectations | Business and Economy News | ACTPnews
[ad_1] The United States economy has added 162,000 jobs in August, with large gains in local government education and food services. The unemployment rate remained unchanged, according to the monthly jobs report released by the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list The…
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Russian drone hits Ukranian security headquarters, Zelensky says | ACTPnews
[ad_1] “All emergency services are on the scene. Everyone affected will receive the necessary assistance,” Zelensky added in a message on Telegram. “I instructed Poklad to deliver an appropriate, tangible response and, where possible, one that mirrors this strike, to the Russians once everything is ready. Our military will support this response.” Images of the…
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Argentine leader says oil firms working off Falklands face sanctions | ACTPnews
[ad_1] Argentina’s President, Javier Milei, has heightened tensions with the UK over the Falklands, warning he will impose economic sanctions on firms which exploit oil close to the British overseas territory. In a national address, Milei said the “winds of change” favoured Argentina’s claim to the islands, emboldened by signs the US might reconsider its…
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US investigating if missile hit Iran wedding, Vance says | ACTPnews
[ad_1] “I will say that the Iranian state media has not been a very good scribe about what’s happened in the conflict thus far. So I’m extremely sceptical of this,” Vance told a White House briefing. “I know that we’re investigating.” Iran has launched fresh attacks on US bases in Kuwait and the United Arab…
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Haitian government calls for renewal of international anti-gang task force | Conflict News | ACTPnews
[ad_1] Haitian foreign minister says renewal is necessary to ensure safety ahead of elections scheduled in December. Haiti’s Foreign Ministry has called on the United Nations Security Council to renew the mandate of an internationally backed security force meant to tamp down the powerful armed groups controlling parts of the country. On Thursday, Foreign Minister…
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Pig kidney works in human body for 271 days – is this the future of organ transplants? | ACTPnews
[ad_1] A kidney transplanted from a pig has worked inside a patient for 271 days – the longest on record, say US doctors. Tim Andrews said the transplant gave him “hope” and spared him months of needing to go to hospital to have his blood filtered by a dialysis machine. The team at Mass General…
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Nepal: Tunnel rescuers hunt for survivors with rafts and drone | ACTPnews
[ad_1] Eight days on from the deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border, rescuers were still looking for survivors who are thought to be trapped inside tunnels along Nepal’s Trishuli River. At least 1,200 people have died and thousands more are missing after a “glacial collapse” high in the Himalayas, led to floodwater and debris…
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