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QUITO, Ecuador, July 30 (UPI) -- Ecuador won't renew its lease with the United States for an air base in the South American country used for anti-drug flights, said Ecuadorian officials.
The long-standing agreement by which U.S. military plane take off from the Manta Air Base will not be renewed when the lease of the facility ends in 2009, El Comercio reported Wednesday.
Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has in recent months made clear his displeasure with the presence of U.S. troops operating at the base under an agreement negotiated in 1999.
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake shook Costa Rica Monday and could be felt as far away as Panama, officials said.
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
A funeral is being planned for songstress Whitney Houston in her hometown of Newark, N.J., later this week, sources close to her family told NBC New York.
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PORTLAND, Maine, Feb. 13 (UPI) --
So-called tar sands oil from Canada is "much, much worse" for the environment than conventional crude oil, a Maine environmental advocate said.
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NEWPORT, R.I., Feb. 13 (UPI) --
Lottery officials said Monday the winning $336.4 million Powerball ticket was sold at a Rhode Island convenience store, but the winner had yet to come forward.
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