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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.

21 September 2022

The high-speed railway of the future that will bring the Baltic states closer to Europe

An ambitious railway project is under way in the Baltic Region. Hailed as the largest infrastructure project in the region for the past 100 years, Rail […]
21 September 2022

English tourist in Portugal captures image of Elizabeth II in a cloud and it goes viral

On Sunday September 18th, an English tourist on vacation in Portugal captured a picture of a cloud that, according to what he said, formed the profile […]
20 September 2022

Air New Zealand inaugurates Auckland – New York route

Air New Zealand’s inaugural flight from Auckland to New York touched down at John F. Kennedy International Airport on 17 September, marking the first of its […]
20 September 2022

5 million people followed Queen Elizabeth II’s final flight

The whole world paused on 8 September when Bucking Palace confirmed that Queen Elizabeth II died. Her Majesty is mourned by people around the world. She […]
20 September 2022

Environmental and consumer NGOs threaten to sue Commission over taxonomy labelling

Environmental and consumer NGOs announced a breakup with the Platform on Sustainable Finance, the European Commission’s expert group designed to develop technical recommendations for the EU […]
20 September 2022

European Commission to review passengers’ rights after two years of Covid-19 disruption

The EU is assessing how to increase the protection of passenger rights, after two years of disruption caused by the pandemic. The European Commission launched a […]
20 September 2022

China could have nuclear fusion power plant ready by 2028, top scientist says

Authorities in China have approved the construction of the world’s largest power plant, which could generate nuclear fusion energy by 2028, according to scientists involved in […]
19 September 2022

NASA opens bid for two new private astronaut missions to the International Space Station

On Wednesday September 14th, NASA announced that it plans to support two new private astronaut missions in low Earth orbit. Recently, the US space agency asked […]
19 September 2022

Air Canada orders 30 electric-hybrid planes

Air Canada ordered 30 ES-30 electric-hybrid regional aircrafts from Heart Aerospace with a range of up to 800 km. Last week, Air Canada announced in a […]
19 September 2022

Ryanair extends contract at Brussels Charleroi airport

Ryanair has had a bumpy season in Belgium, scattered with strikes, threats and lawsuits. After a few strikes from pilots displeased with their wages and working […]
19 September 2022

TGV M hailed as the high-speed train of the future

On September 9th, France‘s railway company SNCF and train manufacturer Alstom unveiled the first completed TGV M, which has benefited from the know-how of the best […]
19 September 2022

London’s Heathrow Airport cancels flights for Queen’s funeral

Today’s flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport are canceled or re-timed “as a mark of respect” to Queen Elizabeth. On Thursday, the airport released a […]
16 September 2022

Signposting system of Brussels’ new cycling node network inaugurated during Mobility Week

The signposting of the new cycling node network is being inaugurated during the launch of Mobility week in Brussels (from 16 to 22 September). By the […]
16 September 2022

Brussels Airport noise complaints far from being resolved

Noise complaints caused by planes flying over some Brussels’ municipalities have not gone away. The pressure is thus mounting on the Federal Minister of Mobility, who […]
15 September 2022

Half of the flights to and from France cancelled on Friday

The French air traffic controllers union SNCTA has announced a strike on Friday 16 September. As a result, the French Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC) has requested […]
15 September 2022

Travelling by train in Belgium? Soon you can pick up your local groceries at your station

It’s a busy life we’re living in anno 2022. Most of us are working a full-time job, we’ve got about a trillion different hobbies, social obligations […]
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