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Rescue workers walk beside the rubble as rescue efforts continue where a wing of a 12-story beachfront condo building collapsed, Thursday, June 24, 2021, in the Surfside area of Miami.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Collapsed Florida building drew global visitors, residents; nearly 100 still missing

By Terry Spencer and Adriana Gomez Licon - Associated Press

A waiting room sits empty inside San Andres Clinic which has been occupied by its former workers since it closed at the start of the year following the death of the hospital's director and owner in Caseros, Argentina, Friday, April 30, 2021. While the pandemic has swelled the need for hospital beds, many private clinics say they're struggling to survive, citing the pandemic having pushed away many non-COVID patients and losing money on coronavirus sufferers because the government insurance program doesn't pay enough to meet costs. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentine clinics struggle despite COVID-19 crisis

By DÉBORA REY - Associated Press

FILE - Leicester's Timothy Castagne, left, and West Bromwich Albion's Kieran Gibbs vie for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between West Bromwich and Leicester City at the Hawthorns in West Bromwich, England, in this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, file photo. The newcomers joining Major League Soccer for the 2021 season lack some of the panache of previous years. In terms of recognizable names, Inter Miami may have landed the biggest by nabbing England left back Kieran Gibbs from West Bromwich Albion. (Tim Keeton/Pool via AP, File)

MLS 2021: Newcomers to MLS lack star power of previous years

By TIM BOOTH - Associated Press

Manchester City's Sergio Aguero scores his side's third goal from a penalty kick during an English Premier League soccer match between Fulham and Manchester City at the Craven Cottage stadium in London, England, Saturday March 13, 2021. (Adam Davy/Pool via AP)

Aguero to leave Man City at end of season after 10 years

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

A man watches a movie at a cinema after almost a year of theaters being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Buenos Aires reopens as virus surge forces Sao Paulo to shut

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and DEBORA REY - Associated Press

People watch a movie at a cinema after almost a year of theaters being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Virus surge forces Sao Paulo to shut as Buenos Aires reopens

By MAURICIO SAVARESE and DEBORA REY - Associated Press

United States forward Megan Rapinoe (15) celebrates after scoring a goal in front of Argentina midfielder Vanesa Santana, right, during the first half of a SheBelieves Cup women's soccer match, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Rapinoe-led US beats Argentina 6-0 to win SheBelieves Cup

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Canada midfielder Sarah Stratagakis (10) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the second half of a SheBelieves Cup women's soccer match against Argentina, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Stratigakis’ late goal lifts Canada over Argentina 1-0

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FILE - In this March 3, 2020 file photo, Argentina's Health Minister Gines Gonzalez Garcia confirms the country's first case of the coronavirus, during a press conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. President Alberto Fernandez has Gonzalez García for his resignation on Friday, Jan. 19, 2021, who is alleged to be involved in a scandal over discretionary handling of COVID-19 vaccines. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)

Argentine health minister resigns amid vaccine scandal

By DEBORA REY - Associated Press

Brazil midfielder Adriana, left, is congratulated by Rafaelle, right, after Adriana scored a goal during the second half of a SheBelieves Cup women's soccer match, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Marta scores as Brazil defeats Argentina 4-1

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FILE - In this July 8, 1989 file photo, Argentina's President Carlos Menem, accompanied by his wife Zulema Yoma, waves from the balcony of the Government Palace, after being sworn in as the new President of Argentina, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentine President Alberto Fernández has confirmed on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, that Menem, who had been ailing in recent weeks has died. ( AP Photo/Alejandro Querol, File)

Flamboyant former Argentine President Carlos Menem dies

By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA - Associated Press

Atlanta United signs Argentine midfielder Santiago Sosa

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Thiago Almada, top, of Argentina's Velez Sarsfield celebrates after scoring against Colombia's Deportivo Cali during a Copa Sudamericana soccer match at Jose Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. (Juan Mabromata/Pool via AP )

Argentina’s Velez suspends players charged with sexual abuse

By DEBORA REY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2020 file photo, abortion-rights activists watch live video streaming of lawmakers in session, outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina became the largest nation in Latin America to legalize elective abortion after its Senate on Dec. 30 passed a law guaranteeing the procedure up to the 14th week of pregnancy. The abortion law goes into force Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

Argentina’s abortion law enters force under watchful eyes

By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA - Associated Press

Sara stands at the Guarulhos airport near Sao Paulo, Brazil, a nation where abortion is illegal, waiting for her connecting flight to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she is traveling to undergo the procedure, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. Brazilian women without means have started seeking abortions elsewhere in Latin America to dodge risks and legal obstacles in the region's most populous country. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazilian women head to Argentina to avoid abortion ban

By DAVID BILLER and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and TATIANA POLLASTRI - Associated Press

An activists rally against the decriminalization of abortion as lawmakers debate its legalization, outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Bill legalizing abortion passed in pope’s native Argentina

By Almudena Calatrava and Débora Rey - Associated Press

In this file photo dated Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, a Russian medical worker administers a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Moscow, Russia. Belarus on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, has announced the start of mass coronavirus vaccinations with the Russian-developed Sputnik V shot, becoming the second country after Russia to roll out the vaccine. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, FILE)

Belarus starts COVID-19 vaccinations with Russian shots

By Daria Litvinova and Almudena Calatrava - Associated Press

Transgender women celebrate Pride Day at the Hotel Gondolin where they live in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. In September, President Alberto Fernández signed a decree establishing a 1% employment quota for transgender people in the public sector. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentina to add more transgender people to labor force

By DÉBORA REY - Associated Press

Argentina's Emiliano Boffelli, left, battles for the ball with Australia's Reece Hodge in the air during their Tri-Nations rugby union match in Newcastle, Australia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Matera back as Pumas captain but won’t play vs Wallabies

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

Matera loses captaincy, among 3 players suspended by Pumas

By STEVE McMORRAN - Associated Press