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Mauricio Ruiz is a writer and journalist who has lived in the US, Belgium, Mexico and Norway. His work has appeared in Words Without Borders, CatapultThe CommonThe RumpusElectric LiteratureJMWWRiver TeethLiteral Magazine, among others. He's been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and Myriad Editions Competition in the UK, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize in Ireland. He has received fellowships from OMI writers (NY), Société des auteurs (Belgium), Jakob Sande (Norway), Can Serrat (Spain), and the Three Seas' Council (Rhodes). His second book, Silencios al sur, was published in early 2017, and his work has partially been translated into Dutch and French. Mauricio Ruiz can be followed on Twitter and Instagram.

22 November 2022

New ‘cruise-ferry’ now sailing from Spain to Ireland twice a week

The new Brittany Ferries vessel “Salamanca” has completed its first crossing between the Irish port of Rosslare and the port of Bilbao. The ferry is the […]
22 November 2022

How many countries have achieved carbon neutrality?

Countries across the world are designing measures to reduce their carbon dioxide footprint, in line with the Paris Agreement, which has established a 1.5°C temperature limit […]
22 November 2022

Humans will live on the Moon this decade, NASA says

Scientific missions on the Moon, the Earth’s natural satellite, will likely require humans to establish and live there, according to the NASA official leading the Artemis […]
21 November 2022

Iceland invites space tourists to save money and visit the island instead

‘Mission: Iceland‘ is Iceland’s latest tourism campaign encouraging space tourists to save money and visit the Nordic country instead, for the same otherworldly experiences at a […]
21 November 2022

Pilot dangles from cockpit window to grab passenger’s lost phone

In the US, a Southwest Airlines pilot has chosen to lean out of a cockpit window after a plane had already left its gate. The extraordinary […]
21 November 2022

Portugal announces green high-speed rail ambitions

Portugal has announced new high-speed trains which could halve journey times, in a statement about a major update to the Iberian rail system. Reuters reported the […]
21 November 2022

Target packaging waste, not packaging circularity

We are just a couple of weeks away from the publication by the European Commission of one of the most important pieces of EU legislation for […]
21 November 2022

Airbus begins A321 aircraft production in China

Airbus has announced the commissioning of the first A321 aircraft to be assembled at its Final Assembly Line Asia (FAL Tianjin) in Tianjin, China. The breakthrough […]
21 November 2022

Belgium announces tougher noise standards for Brussels Airport

Belgian Mobility Minister has announced stricter standards to reduce noise pollution at Brussels Airport in Zaventem. The new measure aims to push airlines to modernize their […]
21 November 2022

Space-based solar power could really work

The European aerospace giant Airbus has demonstrated that space-based solar power could be beamed from space. To date, the wireless transmission system can bridge a distance […]
21 November 2022

France tightens border controls with Italy after diplomatic spat over EU’s migrant distribution

Border controls between France and Italy have become tighter after a diplomatic spat over the distribution of migrants arriving from Africa. On Sunday November 13th, long […]
21 November 2022

Swiss start-up develops hydrogen-powered hypersonic plane

A Swiss aerospace start-up is developing a new hydrogen-powered hypersonic plane which is promising to revolutionise air transport. 1. Flight tests Destinus SA is among the […]
21 November 2022

How do flight carbon calculators and offsets work?

Globally, the aviation industry is responsible for 2% of annual CO2 emissions, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Fuel consumption releases water vapor and […]
18 November 2022

The role of ports and airports in transport’s green transition

The Transport Research Arena (TRA) has gathered experts from around the world in Lisbon to discuss the foremost challenges on the path to decarbonise transport by […]
18 November 2022

Brussels adds explanatory QR codes to controversial murals

Belgium is famous for its comic books, or comic strips, with beloved characters like the Smurfs and Tin Tin even being featured on the Belgian passport. […]
18 November 2022

Did you know of the strangest aircraft ever conceived?

In Nazi Germany, many different designs of aircraft were developed for vertical takeoff. Perhaps the most unusual of these interceptors was the Focke-Wulf Triebflugel, which was […]