In the News: Reactions from the American press after the Kamala Harris-Mike Pence debate

Senator Kamal Harris, Joe Biden's running mate and Vice President Mike Pence in the TV debate on October 7, 2020. Morry Gash / Pool via REUTERS

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A debate that allows us to see what the post-Trump era would look like, headlines

magazine this Thursday

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Because he looked like the image we once had of politics and what it might look like again if Joe Biden wins the election.

Mike Pence and Kamala Harris went out of their way not to answer questions specifically, a custom in this type of debate.

They haven't made any mistakes, the

believes

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Mike Pence did not permanently cut the words of his rival, although Kamala Harris had prepared for it, details the

A debate during which it was mainly about the Covid-19, which gave rise to some strong discussions.

Despite that, this debate will not leave traces and should not have any influence in the polls, according to the

, despite the lively, but always courteous, exchanges at the end on very specific themes: the health crisis, China, employment or even health coverage.

Traditionally, the press always gives a winner to this type of meeting.

Newspapers that lean more on the Democratic side believe that Kamala Harris has done the job.

She has denounced the failures of the Trump administration with convincing arguments, thinks for example the

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But it's more of a draw, if I may use the term, which dominates this morning.

Only the

dares to speak out and gives the fly that landed on Mike Pence's head during the debate as the winner.

A fly that has attracted all the attention, even on social networks, and which did not seem to bother the current vice-president although it remained almost two minutes posed on its head, details the

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A winner to say the least original.

Donald Trump finds the Oval Office in a White House placed in quarantine

In any case, this is what was recommended, explains

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Donald Trump should have stayed in the president's private residence, as recommended by his doctors and the CDC, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Because the White House is a real cluster with half a dozen proven cases, specifies the daily.

Instead, the president decided to return to the Oval Office where he notably recorded a video in which he repeats that a vaccine will be available soon.

As during his electoral meetings, he blames China for the pandemic.

Donald Trump also announces that the treatment he has received is the right one and that it must be available for free, although it has not yet been validated by the authorities.

His illness, he said, may have been a "blessing from God" because it enabled him to discover the "right medicine" to fight it, details

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Argentina overwhelmed by pandemic

Argentina has become the sixth country in the world to have the most people affected.

Information that makes the front page of

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With more than 16,000 new cases recorded this Wednesday, Argentina now overtakes Spain or Peru, knowing that it is one of the countries which test its population the least, the daily alarms.

Argentina now has more than 840,000 people who have contracted Covid-19 and crosses the 22,000 dead mark with 401 additional deaths in the past 24 hours.

The quarantine in place for 29 weeks now does not seem to be bearing fruit and it is the greater Buenos Aires region that is the most affected, despite the drastic measures put in place, specifies

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Hurricane Delta spares Mexico and heads for the United States

No casualties are to be deplored, this Thursday announced by the

, named after the state which was affected by Hurricane Delta yesterday.

Damage is to be deplored and torrential rains are still expected today because what is called the “tail” of the hurricane is still active in this region, but the worst is over.

Hurricane Delta, which has now moved to category two, could become a major hurricane in the next twenty-four hours, according to the US meteorological monitoring center.

He is now heading for the American coasts where he is expected this Thursday evening or tomorrow Friday warns

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