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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.

1 June 2023

Growing use of animal fats as green jet fuel will hurt planet, new study claims

Animal fats are being used to make sustainable fuels but they might end up being worse for the planet, according to a new study conducted on […]
1 June 2023

Brussels Renaissance Festival to take visitors back in time

From 17 June to 8 July 2023, the Brussels Renaissance Festival is set to offer a series of events that showcase European heritage and history. The […]
1 June 2023

Best films about space tourism

The film industry has had strangely few encounters with the concept of space tourism. Most space writers have concentrated their minds on war, exploitation of resources, […]
1 June 2023

World’s Best Airlines for 2023 revealed by Airline Ratings

Air New Zealand has been named the World’s Best Airline of 2023, according to Australia-based aviation safety and product rating agency AirlineRatings.com, which highlighted the carrier’s […]
1 June 2023

The British themed Londoner resort on Macao’s Cotai Strip is now fully open

The $2 billion British themed Londoner resort on Macao’s Cotai Strip has been opening in stages since 2021, however, since China’s strict zero-Covid policies were only lifted […]
1 June 2023

5 Writers’ homes you’ll want to visit

To visit a writer’s house is to glimpse the inner life of a creative spirit. Unlike musicians or painters, writers need no special equipment or environment, […]
31 May 2023

Brussels to put street photography at center stage in June

From the 1st to the 4th of June, street photographers from all over the world will gather in the capital of Europe for the ‘Brussels Street […]
31 May 2023

Air New Zealand to weigh passengers before they board in order to cut carbon emissions

Air New Zealand has announced that will start asking volunteer passengers to weigh themselves before boarding international flights departing from Auckland. The trial is to run […]
31 May 2023

Iraq launches $17bln road and rail project to connect Asia and Europe

Over the past decades, Iraq has faced significant infrastructure challenges due to decades of conflict and instability. However, the Iraqi government is determined to change the […]
31 May 2023

Impulse and Relativity Space postpone first commercial Mars mission to 2026

Last year, Relativity Space and Impulse Space teamed up to race Elon Musk to reach Mars, promising a lander launch in 2024. However, during the Humans […]
31 May 2023

How India adresses climate change with millets

I have posted here before about the leadership role in Responsible Tourism taken by Kerala and Madhya Pradesh; India is now the world’s leading Responsible Tourism Destination. India is currently […]
31 May 2023

10 Most expensive yachts in the world

Ever wished you could just climb aboard a luxury yacht, forget life’s stresses and sail away into the sunset? Well, if we could, these would be […]
31 May 2023

Meet the Canadian who sailed alone around the world without a GPS

If there is anyone who knows the meaning of complete isolation it’s the Canadian sailor Bert ter Hart. He became the eighth person in the world […]
31 May 2023

Top 6 parks in Brussels with ponds and lakes

The quality of living in a city depends on many different things – one of them surely being the number of parks that the city offers […]
30 May 2023

Why are food and drinks so expensive at airports?

There are two sides of shopping at an airport. On the one hand, the duty-free shop is always something to look forward to. On the other […]
30 May 2023

Hong Kong Airport is being redefined as an Airport City

Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has embarked on a series of large projects aimed at turning it into an Airport City. To accommodate future air traffic […]