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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.

28 July 2022

Tiktok influencers cause fury by promoting the misuse of wheelchairs to avoid queues at airports

TikTok users with thousands of followers have recently sparked a huge controversy after uploading videos where they advise people to request a wheelchair at the airport […]
28 July 2022

5 tips on how to better cope with a heatwave

Droughts, heatwaves, fires, tornadoes, glaciers melting. The effects of climate change are becoming starker. In July, a heatwave affected the Iberian peninsula and countries further west. […]
27 July 2022

Top 5 honeymoon destinations for young couples in 2022

The last few years have been turbulent with regards to travelling, especially honeymoon travelling as the pandemic imposed many uncertainties and led to many wedding cancellations. […]
27 July 2022

Meet the crew of Blue Origin’s 6th suborbital space tourism launch

Blue Origin has announced the crew flying on New Shepard’s 22nd flight (NS-22) mission which will include Dude Perfect cofounder Coby Cotton, Portuguese entrepreneur Mário Ferreira, […]
26 July 2022

Has the pandemic made us forget the basics of travelling?

Travelling is back after two years of lockdowns and restrictions. During this time, we were, more or less, stuck inside our houses or, in any case, […]
26 July 2022

Use of private jets is on the rise despite high CO2 emissions

Commercial aviation is experiencing challenging times in the US and across Europe due to a shortage of staff coupled with a sharp increase in demand, while […]
25 July 2022

How speaking more than one language affects your brain

Speaking more than one language has clear advantages but mixing them all is not unusual. Researchers are studying the impact of speaking two or more languages […]
25 July 2022

The best restaurants in the world for 2022 have been revealed

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants for 2022 have been revealed. The World’s 50 Best is an initiative created in 2002. The team comprises of 1,080 culinary […]
25 July 2022

Ampaire accomplished longest hybrid-electric mission ever

Ampaire, an American pioneer company in electric aviation, has accomplished the longest hybrid-electric mission ever.  The Ampaire’s electric EEL aircraft completed a 3,025 km (1,880 mile) […]
21 July 2022

The world’s 10 best amusement parks

For most of us, the holidays have officially started by now. School’s done, the kids are at home and you yourself have got a bit of […]
21 July 2022

What are the 5 best connected cities?

The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) new Six Connectivities Index 2021 measures the connectivity of 22 Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cities and identified 5 as being […]
19 July 2022

Boeing expects demand of over 41,000 new airplanes by 2041

Boeing has released its 2022 Commercial Market Outlook (CMO), the company’s annual long-term forecast, in advance of the Farnborough International Airshow. As international air travel is […]
19 July 2022

Airbnb is offering an Interrail adventure across 6 European countries

With train travel on the rise in Europe, Airbnb announced an opportunity to win the rail trip of a lifetime. 1. Train travel On its 50th […]
18 July 2022

James Webb telescope unveils images from the hidden universe

A new era in astronomy is unveiling as the world is setting eyes on the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. On the launch […]
18 July 2022

World’s best airlines for 2022 according to Airline Ratings

Australia-based aviation safety and product rating agency Airline Ratings has released its annual list of the world’s best airlines. AirlineRatings.com’s editors assessed profitability, fleet age, environmental […]
18 July 2022

North America hotel guest satisfaction declines

After two years of high satisfaction with hotels, North American hotel guests aren’t satisfied anymore, according to J.D. Power’s 2022 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index […]
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