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8.The govt said that it wants to make Britain the first major nation to quash the rising tide of obesity.
9.New Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has moved to quash rumours that goalkeeper Iker Casillas could be on his way to Manchester United.
10.Saudi Aramco has not released enough data to quash a theory that its oil reserves are not nearly as large as it contends, and that its output may have peaked.


