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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.

4 October 2022

Christmas markets in Europe might have to turn off their lights to save energy

As the colder months approach, European countries that depend the most on Russian gas continue to look for alternatives to cut energy costs. One of the […]
4 October 2022

Space junk worries prompt new action by NASA

NASA and the U.S. Congress are facing up to the threat of space debris. 3,000 dead satellites litter Earth’s orbit, alongside 34,000 bits of space junk […]
3 October 2022

Schiphol called “worst airport ever” as chaos returns to the airport, again

As chaos returns to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport once more, passengers waiting hours in line to get to security call it the “worst airport ever”. Despite measures […]
3 October 2022

What the pound crashing means for travel

New fiscal policies introduced by the UK’s new Prime Minister, Liz Truss and her Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng have seen the pound plummet against the dollar. What […]
3 October 2022

Amsterdam Schiphol loses flights to Brussels Airport

Amsterdam Schiphol’s airport announced last week it is extending the daily passenger cap until at least March 2023. As a result, airlines are either moving their […]
3 October 2022

Brussels restaurants go dark to highlight energy crisis

The start of autumn has been particularly cosy in some Brussels restaurants, as candlelit dining and unusual brunches over the last four days raise awareness of […]
3 October 2022

SpaceX takes first Native American woman to space in October

SpaceX‘s Crew-5 mission will be commanded by Nicole Mann, who will become the first Native American woman to go to space. Mann has been an astronaut […]
3 October 2022

Global warming causes worst melt year on record for Swiss glaciers, study shows

A recent study has revealed that Switzerland’s 1,400 glaciers have lost half their total volume since the early 1930s, and researchers say the ice melt is […]
3 October 2022

Hyperloop passengers could travel from Zaragoza to Berlin in less than 3 hours

Spain hopes to be able to travel between Zaragoza and Berlin in less than three hours. At least that’s the goal of the European Hyperloop Center […]
3 October 2022

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to cap passengers until March 2023

Schiphol Airport has extended the cap on the number of passengers until early 2023. In a statement released last Thursday, the airport announced that travelers’ numbers […]
3 October 2022

Virgin Atlantic launches inclusive uniform policy

Virgin Atlantic’s new uniform policy allows employees to select the uniform they prefer based on their gender identity.  Last Wednesday, the airline announced in a press […]
30 September 2022

North of Portugal know-how on marine litter and waste management showcased in Brussels

LIPOR is the Intermunicipal Waste Management Service of Greater Porto. Over their 40 years of existence, they turned a landfill into a waste management facility, started […]
30 September 2022

President Biden announces new rule requiring airlines to disclose hidden fees

On 26 September, President of the United States Joe Biden announced the release of a new proposed rule that would significantly strengthen protections for consumers by […]
30 September 2022

Canada to lift all Covid-19 travel restrictions from 1 October

On September 26th, the Government of Canada announced the removal of all Covid-19 entry restrictions, as well as testing, quarantine, and isolation requirements for anyone entering […]
29 September 2022

Russia says goodbye to Airbus and Boeing

Russia has announced that it want to produce 1,000 passenger aircraft by 2030 using locally made parts, state technology company Rostec told Reuters on Wednesday September […]
29 September 2022

Activists hijack over 500 billboards to highlight aviation’s impact on the environment

On 22 September, over 500 corporate advertising spaces across Europe were “hijacked” by members of the activist group Brandalism. The group, formed by anonymous artists, covered […]
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