World / Science & Health Mar 1, 2016

Tahiti Zika outbreak study indicates virus may cause temporary paralysis

Scientists may have the first evidence that Zika can cause temporary paralysis, according to a new study of patients who developed the rare condition during an outbreak of the virus in Tahiti two years ago. Zika is currently spreading with alarming speed across the Americas. ...

More Sports Jun 26, 2015

Swiss yachtsman Bourgnon reported missing

Leading Swiss yachtsman Laurent Bourgnon was reported missing by authorities in French Polynesia on Thursday after a diving incident. The Papeete rescue center in Tahiti said the 49-year-old Bourgnon, who twice won the Route du Rhum trans-Atlantic sailing race, was diving on his own. Crew ...