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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.

24 October 2022

Serbia reintroduces visa for Burundi and Tunisia after mounting pressure from EU

Serbia has introduced visas for citizens of Tunisia and Burundi after mounting pressure from the EU. The news was confirmed by the European Commissioner for Neighborhood […]
24 October 2022

Spain lifts all remaining Covid entry restrictions

On Friday October 21st, Spain lifted all the sanitary control measures that still remained for people coming from countries outside the EU or Schengen countries. Controls […]
21 October 2022

The 5 best cheese shops in Brussels

There is quite some controversy around cheese. Some love it, some hate it, there is no in between. To each its own, but for those who […]
21 October 2022

Italian air traffic controllers’ strike causes severe disruptions today

As of 00:00 today, air traffic controllers in Italy are on a 24-hour strike, until midnight tonight. The strike is expected to cause severe disruptions today, […]
21 October 2022

3 trending destinations to discover without breaking the bank

Traveling can be an expensive adventure, but fortunately, it does not need to be like that. There are many tips and tricks you can use in […]
21 October 2022

Mallorca to reduce number of hotel beds to tackle overtourism

While 2 years ago people wore worrying about the tourism industry dying out, the lifting of the coronavirus travel restrictions has brought the exact opposite issue […]
21 October 2022

Why Tervuren Park is a perfect autumnal day out

Autumn is here, the trees are wearing their fall colours and footpaths are bedecked with drifts of leaves. Cosiness and comfort hold hands with poignant melancholy. […]
20 October 2022

Hypersonic scramjet powered by green hydrogen to cross the Atlantic in 90 minutes

Australian aerospace engineering start-up Hypersonix is partnering with the University of Sydney to build a zero emissions hypersonic spaceplane capable of deploying small satellites into low […]
20 October 2022

Floating to the skies in an air yacht

Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it’s an air yacht. Pierpaolo Lazzarini, combined a catamaran and a zeppelin it his latest design meant […]
20 October 2022

Water batteries could be the solution to storing renewable energy

Renewable energy is without doubt the future, but as much as it is necessary, there is one big obstacle that needs to be overcome – its […]
20 October 2022

This is officially Belgium’s best cheesemaker

Cheese as a food is pretty magic. First of all, it offers tons of possibilities. Whether you choose to eat it with a bit of butter […]
20 October 2022

How is dark data affecting our carbon footprint?

People are becoming more aware of their carbon footprint and while the usual suspects, aviation, personal cars and diet, are easily spottable, there is something less […]
20 October 2022

Plastic waste will triple by 2060, according to OECD forecast

According to an OECD forecast included in the Global Plastics Outlook Policy Scenarios to 2060 report from June 2022, unless serious, stringent and coordinated policies are […]
20 October 2022

This is what the metaverse is turning into

On Friday October 28th, 2021, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook’s new name would be Meta, which was perceived as a clear step towards the long-awaited metaverse. […]
20 October 2022

CIA funds research to bring woolly mammoths back from extinction

A CIA-funded venture capital firm has officially bet on bringing species such as the woolly mammoth and thylacine back from extinction, according to US news outlet […]
20 October 2022

Holidays for horselovers? Get to know Portugal’s Lusitano horses

The Lusitano horse is for many a symbol of Portugal. Strong and noble-looking, they can be of any solid colour, from palomino to black, but most […]