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'At least 50 die' in Homs assault
At least 50 people, including 13 children, are killed in a town in Syria's restive province of Homs, opposition activists say, calling it a "massacre".
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Spain's fourth-largest bank, Bankia, is expected to explain why it needs 19bn euros-worth ($24bn; £15bn) of loans from the government.
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