TOKYO -- Japan's weather agency said on Saturday that high moisture levels are causing atmospheric instability over the Kanto region centered around Tokyo and northeastern Japan's Tohoku region, bringing heavy rain for the areas.

Moist air from Tropical Depression Yun-yeung and the edge of a high-pressure system in the Pacific are generating localized rain clouds over the Kanto and Tohoku regions, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA). (Japan-Weather-Heavy Rainfall)

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's caretaker Minister for Finance Shamshad Akhtar said that the South Asian country has taken effective measures to jump-start the national economy amid multiple challenges.

The caretaker government has adopted a holistic approach to developing a roadmap to augment macroeconomic management in reviving economy, the minister said at a press conference on Friday. (Pakistan-Economy-Minister)

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MALE -- The presidential election in the Maldives kicked off on Saturday, with over 282,000 eligible voters choosing the Indian Ocean archipelagic country's president with a five-year term.

A total of eight candidates contest this year's poll, including incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, and Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) and People's National Congress (PNC) coalition's candidate Mohamed Muizzu, who is also the mayor of capital city Male. (Maldives-Presidential Election)

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HONG KONG -- John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), announced the activation of mobilization protocol for civil servants to conduct at full steam relief work following extensive flooding caused by torrential rain, a spokesman for the HKSAR government said on Saturday.

Following the end of "extreme conditions", the HKSAR government promptly mobilized a quick response unit comprising about 250 civil servants from different departments to provide support in the North District of Hong Kong. (HK-Rainstorm-Relief) Enditem

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