of ukraine s children. a group of major emerging economies known as brics will welcome six new countries into the bloc, the group announced at the last day of its summit on thursday. brics countries brazil, russia, india, china, and south africa are often seen as a counterweight to western partnerships. the six new countries argentina, egypt, iran, ethiopia, saudi arabia, and the united arab emirates are set to join the alliance in january. india s prime minister narendra modi praised the expansion of the bloc. translation: the expansion and modernisation translation: the expansion and modernisation of translation: the expansion and modernisation of brics translation: the expansion and modernisation of brics is - translation: the expansion and modernisation of brics is a - modernisation of brics is a message that all the global institutions must be adapted to the changing times. this initiative can be an example for the reform of other 20th century global institutions. un
world. for multilateral institutions to remain truly universal, they must reform to reflect today s power and economic realities and not the power and economic realities of the post second world war. important to note that more than a0 countries have expressed interest in joining brics. now, japan has started releasing treated radioactive water from the fukushima plant into the pacific ocean, a process that will take 30 years. the plant was the scene of one of the world s worst nuclear disasters since chernobyl in 2011. japan used water to cool the plant s reactors after it went into meltdown and the water was then treated and collected in tanks. but the site was running out of storage space, which led to thursday s release. our tokyo correspondent shaimaa khalil has more. it might not look like it at first glance, but this picturesque coastline is now at the heart of a huge regional controversy.