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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.

14 July 2022

Top 40 cities going green the fastest

Constant heat waves, fires and droughts all around the world. With climate change becoming ever more urgent, companies are trying to find ways to be sustainable […]
14 July 2022

Warnings triggered for summer travelers as heatwave sweeps across Europe

A new heat wave is sweeping across much of Europe as some models predict extreme values never before imagined for the coming days. Between Tuesday and […]
14 July 2022

Shell to build Europe’s largest green hydrogen plant in the Netherlands

Shell Nederland and Shell Overseas Investments, subsidiaries of Shell plc, have agreed to build a renewable hydrogen plant in the Netherlands, Holland Hydrogen I, a facility […]
14 July 2022

What is the world’s most expensive caviar

Good food is something most of us are able to appreciate. On a daily basis, that means fresh, ideally local ingredients and homemade dishes. Every now […]
13 July 2022

5,000-year-old tomb linked to King Arthur is being excavated for the first time

Archaeologists from the Universities of Manchester and Cardiff have begun an excavation of a 5,000-year-old tomb that for centuries has been believed to be linked to […]
13 July 2022

Despite general aviation chaos, Brussels Airport records 168% traffic growth compared to 2021

Despite a general chaos in the aviation industry, several strikes and thousands of cancellations, more than 1.7 million passengers passed through Brussels Airport in June, an […]
13 July 2022

Top 10 European countries by flight cancellations

The aviation industry has been going through a really tough time over the past few months. As the pandemic seems to approach an end and countries […]
13 July 2022

Discovering Azerbaijani Mugham music

The Azerbaijani Mugham is a form of traditional folk music. Its main characteristic, which makes is so unique, is improvisation. It cannot be transcribed in fixed […]
13 July 2022

How Jane Goodall helped us rediscover our capacity to marvel at the world’s beauty

Jane Goodall continues to pursue her commitment of providing education to the younger generations, as well as the preservation of the environment. At 88, she continues […]
13 July 2022

Greenwashing is not just misselling

There is increasing concern about the impact of greenwashing on public perception of the extent to which we are tackling climate change. As average temperatures rise […]
13 July 2022

10 Instagrammable spots in Helsinki

1. Lasipalatsi – the Glass Palace and Amos Rex domes Concrete tiled domes rise out of the ground like space-age igloos at this plaza where art […]
13 July 2022

China travel industry to create more than 30 million jobs over the next decade

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed the Travel & Tourism sector in China is expected to create more than 30 million jobs over […]
13 July 2022

Tourism sector with solid positions on list of greatest French fortunes

The French magazine Challenges has recently published its ranking of the richest people in France. Business personalities in the tourism and hospitality sector have solid positions […]
12 July 2022

Germany passes law to increase wind energy capacity

The German Parliament adopted a new Onshore Wind Law which aims to expand onshore wind by a massive 10 GW a year from 2025. In line […]
12 July 2022

UN expects world population to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022

Yesterday, on World Population Day, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) released its latest World Population Prospects report, marking the next milestones […]
12 July 2022

Did you know of these varieties of Chinese tea?

The EU and China reached an agreement on Geographical Indications which entered into force on 1 March 2021. It is China’s first bilateral comprehensive and high-level […]