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From life in North Korea to pink hair dye: K-pop band 1VERSE spills all

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But first, some 20,000 seafarers remain stuck in the Persian Gulf amid the war in Iran, unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Some aboard commercial ships have been speaking out. 

Also on the show, China recently completed a key test at its next-generation, domestically developed nuclear reactor. The number of operating reactors has gone from just three at the turn of the century to 60 with dozens more in development, as the Asian giant looks to becoming the world's leading atomic powerhouse in the energy sector.