That flat drawing inflates the size of countries closer to the North or South Pole. It exaggerates the area of North America and Eurasia while under-representing the size of much of South America and ...

Advocacy groups in Africa have launched a campaign to replace the Mercator map, which distorts Africa's size by making it ...

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the ...

The current standard misrepresents the continent’s scale, which activists argue reinforces misconceptions about its ...

The African Union is officially fed up with the 16 th -century representation of its continent that the world has accepted as the norm. The AU, which comprises 55 African nations, has set off on a ...

By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Public schools reopened Monday in the nation’s tense capital with parents on edge over the presence in ...

Someone trying to fill that void is Bukola Opara, who opened her boutique Buchi Hafikana in the downtown Sudbury mall earlier ...

While smaller exporters have fewer options to cushion the blow, some bigger players plan to shift part of their operations to ...

Footfall in prime malls rose by between 5% and 8% compared with 2024, while average spending per visit also increased ...

Work begins on major redevelopment project in what for decades was a surface parking lot adjacent to the Sheraton Harborside ...

Cinema would be boring if everyone made the same kind of movie. The beauty of the industry is in its diversity. At the end of the day, filmmakers, no matter their type, are storytellers. And the world ...