Links to international news --- 20 July 2012

Crops suffer as drought intensifies in U.S. breadbasket
Syrian rebels seize Turkey, Iraq border posts
UK Home Office staff to strike on eve of Olympic games
Tutu calls for end to gay stigma to help tackle HIV
Spelling error in torchbearer's Olympic tattoo
US military allowed to wear uniforms at gay pride march
Microsoft makes its first ever loss
Huge spam botnet Grum is taken out by security researchers
Google reports sales and profits jump
Yahoo's new boss Marissa Mayer could see pay top $70m
CEO gives part of his bonus to employees
Former hospital worker accused of transmitting hepatitis C
Google's Nexus 7 tablet ships this week
Facebook, Wal-Mart chiefs meet to "deepen" relationship
Banks in Libor probe consider group settlement-sources

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