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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed condolences to Zimbabwe following a ferry tragedy on Lake Kariba that killed 44 people, the Presidency said in a statement released Thursday.

Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the first carnivorous plant in the Saxifragales order — a group of non-woody flowering plants widely spread across temperate and cold mountain regions.

China released a five-year plan to spur the development of the safety and emergency equipment industry on Thursday, stressing the role of leading enterprises in enhancing the country's emergency response capabilities.

Even in the blazing summer heat of Urumqi in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, workers at a residential project are kept surprisingly cool by a "residential building machine" whose giant canopy shades the entire construction area.

Violence is continuing to claim civilian lives and force thousands from their homes across Sudan, UN humanitarian officials warned on Wednesday.

At Dongguan Port in Dongguan, South China's Guangdong Province, giant "express parcels" are being lifted onto ocean-going vessels.

Daylight turned to moonlight earlier than usual in Spain on Wednesday as the country witnessed its first total solar eclipse in more than a century, plunging it into eerie darkness in one of nature's greatest spectacles.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Thursday warned the United States against making a "big miscalculation" about the Strait of Hormuz based on "fake intelligence."