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Iran鈥檚 Supreme Leader to take Friday prayers

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Iran鈥檚 supreme leader - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei - is set to take the unusual step of leading Friday prayers in Tehran later today.

In the US territory of Puerto Rico, there's a growing dispute over how funds for relief are paid out. The Trump administration says an $8 billion dollar disaster fund can only be released under the condition that contractors working on relief efforts are paid less than $15 per hour.

A global study has found that Sepsis - also known as blood poisoning - is the cause of nearly a fifth of all deaths worldwide. This is more than double the number previously thought, and it makes it a bigger killer than cancer.

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