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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.

23 November 2022

How a small Belgian craft beer is competing with giant multinationals

Belgo, a Belgian craft beer brewed in Vietnam, has launched a beer-currency campaign. It allows beer lovers to exchange any mass market beer for the higher […]
23 November 2022

Thanksgiving Day: What’s on the menu?

Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. This annual national holiday celebrates the blessings of the past year. The holiday is celebrated across the United States on the fourth […]
22 November 2022

Japan sees a surge in number of visitors after tourism reopening

The number of foreign visitors to Japan rose to 498,600 in October, more than double September’s 206,500, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization. This is […]
22 November 2022

Germany to introduce €200 culture pass for 18-year-olds

Next year, Germany will introduce a culture pass for people turning 18 to spend on cultural activities in their local communities. The Kulturpass will be like […]
22 November 2022

British Airways tests smart tech allowing passengers to skip showing their passport

British Airways has become the first UK airline to test the use of biometric technology for international flights, enabling customers taking part in the trial to […]
22 November 2022

A turtle-shaped floating city could become the world’s largest boat

A futuristic itinerant floating city with the shape of a giant turtle could soon become a reality. Designed by Pierpaolo Lazzarini, the Pangeos comprises various hotels, […]
22 November 2022

The greatest threat to our planet is the belief someone else will save it

Robert Swan is the first person to walk to the North and South Poles. The moratorium on mining in Antarctica designates Antarctica as a “natural reserve, […]
22 November 2022

World’s tallest residential building will have a crown of diamonds

Binghatti and Jacob & Co have partnered for the construction of the world’s tallest residential building, which will embellish Dubai’s skyline with a crown of diamonds. […]
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 […]