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Multiple language and subject reference works from Oxford University Press.
See Also Oxford Art Online & Oxford Music Online.

A source of comprehensive reporting and analysis on news and current events, 1923 to present.
See also ProPublica, an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

Sponsored by a nonprofit public charity, promotes critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro-con format.

A free humanitarian news service run by Thomson Reuters Foundation covering crises worldwide with trusted news and information on natural disasters, conflicts, refugees, hunger, diseases and climate change.

Essays and critical commentary on authors and literary works spanning all regions, eras, and genres.

The OED is the unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of English-language words, both present and past.

Current, detailed information on every country in the world, including its history, politics, economics, trade and infrastructure.