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Artist Patrick Graham: ‘I can sit with an empty canvas for months. I can sit there and almost weep’
The inaugural winner of the Francis Bacon Award for lifetime achievement in Irish visual art on his creative process
Eye Opener: Typhoon sweeps through East Asia
Typhoon Champi brings wind and rain to parts of East Asia, and the search for a new James Bond. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.
Powerful storms sweep across South Australia
Powerful spring thunderstorms are sweeping across South Australia, bringing widespread rain and dangerous winds.
Health staff face sweeping promotion restrictions under spending controls
Staffing rules introduced by HSE to tackle potential €1bn overrun as doctors, nurses warn of significant patient risk
RóisÃn Ingle: I know this place so intimately. It’s where I can weep out loud in comfort
Under-appreciated staff deserve better pay for the essential, vocational work they do
Taiwan counts 1 dead and 527 injured after Typhoon Champi sweeps past
Once a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year, Champi has weakened but continues to pack wind gusts of around 126 kilometres per hour near its centre, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration.
Inside the luxury hotel boom sweeping this ancient Japanese city
While spectacle is often the aim of luxury hotel developers no matter the location, Kyoto’s newest arrivals are following a more restrained playbook.
Judge curbs DHS efforts to conduct sweeps for possible noncitizen voters
A federal judge ruled DHS's practice of knocking on doors and asking people about their immigration status — and whether they have voted in recent elections — likely violates the Voting Rights Act.
Taika Waititi’s robot weepie and a Batman villain’s origin story, plus other new movies to watch this week
Our critics take a look at what’s new in cinemas this week.
Powerful storm sweeps through south-east Queensland
There are reports of a mid-air emergency as a powerful storm swept through south-west Queensland.
Italy approves sweeping security measures in response to protests
French government extends curfews after riots sweep across the country
French authorities are extending curfews and increasing the police presence in public spaces as President Emmanuel Macron's government tries to regain control after rioters torched buildings and looted thousands of businesses this weekend.
'Economic asphyxiation': US unveils sweeping new sanctions campaign in attempt to isolate Iran
The US' latest move comes six months into a war with Iran that has left peace talks stalled and the Strait of Hormuz blocked.
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