National Front seeks landmark win in French polls

Far-right party pushes for first regional government

China’s insurers outshine bank valuations

While bank profits stagnate, assurers are poised for golden era

Fifth of US adults live in or near poverty

Almost 5.7m Americans join lowest income ranks since financial crisis

Hail the Paris accord — and get to work

The urgent, long overdue challenge of implementation now begins

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Sinatra’s way

A century on from his birth, the mythology surrounding the singer’s life is starting to wear thin

Star Wars: May the franchise be with you

For Disney the billion-dollar licensing deals are crucial for what could be the biggest movie of all time

Greece to receive €1bn aid payment

Agreement reached with creditors over energy sector reform and privatisations

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China clears way for renminbi weakening

Central bank switch raises investors’ fears of new currency war

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Amazon aims to disrupt delivery

Internet shopping group invests in warehouses and trucks

Silicon Valley in move to keep AI safe

Musk, Thiel and others to fund $1bn research to protect humans

Journey of a barrel of oil across Syria

How Isis’s oil production works and why it is so hard to disrupt, even with airstrikes

Comment & Analysis

Bitcoin central banker is yesterday’s man

Cryptocurrencies have moved on — whether or not Satoshi has been found, writes Stephen Foley

Bono shows love the answer to terrorism

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Women and the right to fight

‘These reforms could make the US army one of the most gender-neutral fighting forces in the world’

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