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Peter Gabriel - 'Live At WOMAD 1982' (2026)

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Agi: Champions, l'Arsenal batte 1-0 l'Atletico Madrid e va in finale

AGI - L'Arsenal ha battuto 1-0 l'Atletico Madrid con un gol di Saka e si qualifica per la finale di Champions League. A vent'anni esatti dalla prima volta, l'Arsenal festeggia la qualificazione alla seconda finale di Champions League della sua storia.
È una rete di Saka allo scadere del primo tempo a mettere la firma sull'1-0 casalingo dei Gunners inflitto all'Atletico Madrid, dopo l'1-1 dell'andata.
Il primo tempo equilibrato
Il primo guizzo è spagnolo e arriva all'11'. Griezmann mette in mezzo dalla destra, Raya si allunga e Simeone giunge per primo sul pallone, ma la sua conclusione viene respinta. La partita è molto equilibrata e priva di particolari emozioni.
Il gol decisivo di Saka
Il risultato si sblocca improvvisamente al 45'. Trossard entra in area, sembra perdere l'attimo buono per il tiro ma poi conclude ugualmente con il destro trovando la pronta reazione di Oblak, ma il portiere sloveno non può nulla sul tap-in vincente a porta vuota di Saka. È la rete dell'1-0 che manda le due squadre negli spogliatoi.
Le occasioni nella ripresa
Al 6' della ripresa Lewis-Skelly sbaglia un retropassaggio di testa sul quale si avventa Simeone, il quale prova a saltare Raya ma subisce il ritorno di Gabriel poco prima di concludere, con il difensore brasiliano che salva in corner in scivolata.
Raya decisivo e chance sprecata
Cinque minuti dopo, Raya deve distendersi in tuffo sulla sua sinistra per fermare un destro di Griezmann. Gli uomini di Arteta hanno la chance del raddoppio al 21', quando Gyokeres spara alto di prima intenzione vanificando un perfetto assist dalla sinistra del neo entrato Hincapie'.
La gestione finale e la qualificazione
Nel finale, i padroni di casa gestiscono senza particolari affanni le ultime sfuriate offensive dei colchoneros e portano a casa una vittoria che vale il biglietto per la finalissima di Budapest del 30 maggio.
L'attesa per l'avversaria
Nell'atto conclusivo della competizione, l'Arsenal attende una tra Bayern Monaco e Paris Saint Germain, che si affronteranno domani in Germania dopo il 5-4 dell'andata in favore dei francesi.

Champions, Arsenal beat 1-0 Atletico Madrid and goes to the final.

Arsenal beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 with a goal by Saka and qualifies for the Champions League final. Exactly 20 years since their first time, Arsenal celebrates qualification for their second Champions League final in their history.

It was Saka’s goal at the end of the first half that secured the 1-0 home win for Arsenal against Atletico Madrid, after the 1-1 draw in the first leg.

The balanced first half
The first Spanish spark came at the 11’. Griezmann puts in from the right, Raya stretches and Simeone arrives first on the ball, but his shot is repelled. The game is very balanced and lacks particular emotions.

The decisive goal by Saka
The score opens suddenly at 45’. Trossard enters the area, seems to lose the good moment for the shot but then concludes equally with his right foot finding the ready reaction of Oblak, but the Slovenian goalkeeper cannot do anything about the winning tap-in into an empty net by Saka. It’s the 1-0 goal that sends the two teams to the dressing room.

The opportunities in the second half
At the 6’ of the second half, Lewis-Skelly makes a wrong header pass on which Simeone attacks, who tries to jump Raya but suffers the return of Gabriel just before concluding, with the Brazilian defender saving in corner with a slide.

Raya decisive and wasted chance
Five minutes later, Raya must dive into his left to stop a right-foot shot by Griezmann. Arteta’s men have the chance to double the score at 21', when Gyokeres shoots high with a first-time shot, wasting a perfect assist from the left of the new entrant Hincapie.

The final management and qualification
In the end, the hosts manage without particular difficulties the last offensive outbursts of the colchoneros and bring home a victory that is worth the ticket to the final in Budapest on May 30th.

The wait for the opponent
In the final act of the competition, Arsenal awaits one between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain, who will face each other tomorrow in Germany after the 5-4 first leg in favor of the French.

#AtleticoMadrid #Arsenal #theChampionsLeague #first #second #Spanish #Griezmann #Simeone #Trossard #Oblak #Slovenian #Lewis-Skelly #Gabriel #Brazilian #Arteta #Hincapie #Budapest #BayernMunich #Paris #SaintGermain #Germany #French

https://www.agi.it/sport/news/2026-05-05/arsenal-finale-champions-36908900/

Azrael

Azrael means “God has helped,” or “Help of God.”

He’s the canonical Angel of Death in Islam. He appears centuries earlier in the apocryphal text Apocalypse of Peter.

He acts as a psychopomp responsible for transporting souls of the dead after their passing. In Islam, he’s said to hold a scroll regarding the fate of humans/mortals, recording & erasing their names at birth & death. He doesn’t decide when someone dies. Instead, he watches a celestial tree beneath God’s throne. When a leaf bearing a person’s name falls from this tree, it signals their death is due in 40 days. This role is similar to the role of the malakh ha-mavet (Angel of Death) in Judaism. He’s known as the Malak al-Mawt in the Quran. He’s also a resident of the 3rd Heaven.

In Islam, Azrael is 1 of the 4 major archangels. Alongside Jibra’il (Gabriel), Mika’il (Michael), & Israfil (Raphael).

Tradition holds that Azrael was the only angel brave, or obedient, enough to go down to Earth & gather the different colored clays needed for God to create Adam. For this, he was given authority over the separation of souls from bodies.

Surah 6:61 of the Quran mentions a buttload of angels of death interpreted as assistants of Azrael. When unbelievers in Hell cry out for help, an angel (identified as Azrael) will appear on the horizon & tell them that they have to remain.

The 8th Umayyad Caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz once reported the commentary regarded Azrael I the Quran chapter As-Sajdah verse 11 (Quran 32:11), that taking many lives is VERY easy for the angel.

Traditional & mystical descriptions of Azrael are crazy pants: He’s described as being covered in eyes & tongues – 1 for every person currently living on Earth. When a person passes away, the corresponding eye on his body closes forever. Some texts claim he’s so massive that his feet rest in the lower heavens while his head reaches the throne of God.

He’s frequently pictured with 4,000 wings. In some Islamic commentaries, these wings are divided into “wings of Mercy” for the righteous & “wings for punishment” for the unfaithful. The wings of punishment are made from iron rods, hooks, & scissors. His body has a shape resembling a blue-colored ram. He has 70,000 limbs of foot & has 4 faces.

It’s reported that the Angel of Death was so huge that he dwarfed the Bearers of the Throne (Bearers of the Throne are a group of angels in Islam tasked with carrying the Throne of Allah (‘Arsh).). A group of angels which are known as the biggest among the angels.

Death & Azrael started off as 2 separate entities. But when God created death, God ordered the angels to look upon it. They swooned for 1,000 years. After the angels recovered, Death recognized that it must submit to Azrael.

Death will take on the form of a ram (the blue ram mentioned above). Death the ram is then placed Paradise & Hell. The ram (Death) is finally slaughtered by God Himself, causing Death to cease to exist. This is followed by God to declare to both people of Paradise & Hell that eternity has begun & their stated will never end.

A common belief holds that lesser angels are for us common folks. While saints, prophets, other important religious figures meet the archangel of death himself. Great prophets (like Moses & Muhammad) are invited politely by him. But saints are also said to meet Azrael in beautiful forms.

It’s said that when Rumi (a Sufi mystic) was about to die, he laid in his bed & met Azrael in human form. The belief that Azrael appears to saints before they die to prepare them for death is attested to buy the testament of Nasir Khusraw. In this testament he claims to have met Azrael during his sleep, informing him about his impending death.

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Il Fatto Quotidiano: “Sono in lutto. Ho paura e sono arrabbiata. Gabriel mi ha denunciato per diffamazione, pensa di tapparmi la bocca, ma dirò sempre la verità”: così Chiara Balistreri

Chiara Balistreri, influencer 24enne di Bologna, è comparsa in lacrime in un video sui social. La ragione? Il suo ex compagno, Gabrel Constantin, è uscito dal carcere. Lo stesso ragazzo che aveva denunciato e che l’aveva costretta a un ricovero in ospedale. Constantin è stato condannato in appello per maltrattamenti e lesioni a cinque anni e nove mesi, e ora ha ottenuto di scontare il resto della pena agli arresti domiciliari, nell’abitazione della madre.
Chiara Balistreri sarà intervistata da Silvia Toffanin a “Verissimo”, nella puntata in onda domani, sabato 18 aprile, su Canale 5. “Sono in lutto. Ho paura e sono arrabbiata”, sono le prime parole come riporta una nota ufficiale di anticipazione.
“Questa è una sconfitta per me e per tutte quelle donne che rompono il silenzio con tanto coraggio e sofferenza – ha continuato – È vergognoso. Cosa racconto a tutte le ragazze che mi scrivono e che hanno trovato la forza di denunciare? Bisogna che una donna sia cosciente che non finisce tutto con la denuncia”
E ancora: “Gabriel mi ha denunciato per diffamazione, pensa di tapparmi la bocca, ma io continuerò a parlare e a raccontare la verità. La cosa assurda è che gli siano stati concessi gli arresti domiciliari nonostante la sua condotta violenta in carcere e nonostante sia già evaso una volta dai domiciliari”.
E infine: “Spero un giorno di sedermi su questa sedia e poter dire: ‘È tutto finito’”.
L'articolo “Sono in lutto. Ho paura e sono arrabbiata. Gabriel mi ha denunciato per diffamazione, pensa di tapparmi la bocca, ma dirò sempre la verità”: così Chiara Balistreri proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

I am in mourning. I am afraid and angry. Gabriel has sued me for defamation, he thinks he’s silencing me, but I will always speak the truth: that’s what Chiara Balistreri said.

Chiara Balistreri, a 24-year-old influencer from Bologna, appeared in tears in a social media video. The reason? Her ex-boyfriend, Gabrel Constantin, has been released from prison. The same boy who had reported her and forced her into a hospital stay. Constantin was upheld in his conviction for mistreatment and injuries at five years and nine months, and now he has been granted to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, in his mother’s residence.

Chiara Balistreri will be interviewed by Silvia Toffanin on “Verissimo,” in the episode airing tomorrow, Saturday, April 18, on Channel 5. “I am in mourning. I am afraid and angry,” are the first words, as reported by an official advance note.

“This is a defeat for me and for all those women who speak out with so much courage and suffering – she continued – It’s shameful. What do I tell all the girls who write to me and have found the strength to report? A woman must be aware that it’s not over with the report.”

And still: “Gabriel reported me for defamation, he thinks he’s silencing me, but I will continue to speak and tell the truth. The absurd thing is that he was granted house arrest despite his violent behavior in prison and despite having already escaped from house arrest once.”

And finally: “I hope one day to sit in this chair and be able to say: ‘It’s all over.’”

The article “I am in mourning. I am afraid and angry. Gabriel reported me for defamation, he thinks he’s silencing me, but I will always tell the truth” comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.

#Gabriel #ChiaraBalistreri #Bologna #GabrelConstantin #SilviaToffanin #Verissimo #Channel5 #first #IlFattoQuotidiano

https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/04/17/sono-in-lutto-ho-paura-e-sono-arrabbiata-gabriel-mi-ha-denunciato-per-diffamazione-pensa-di-tapparmi-la-bocca-ma-diro-sempre-la-verita-cosi-chiara-balistreri/8358194/

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Peter Gabriel - 'In The Big Room' (2cd) (2026)

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Today: Alex Belli e Delia Duran genitori del piccolo Gabriel, il racconto emozionante: "Un nuovo inizio"

Alex Belli e Delia Duran, diventati genitori del piccolo Gabriel poche settimane fa, oggi sono ritornati nel salotto di Verissimo. Proprio ai microfoni di Silvia Toffanin, dove in passato avevano annunciato di essere in attesa di un bambino, hanno raccontato le prime emozioni da mamma e papà...

Alex Belli and Delia Duran, parents of the little Gabriel, the moving story: "A New Beginning"

Alex Belli and Delia Duran, who became parents to the little Gabriel just a few weeks ago, have returned to Silvia Toffanin’s living room on Verissimo. Right in front of Silvia’s microphones, where they had previously announced they were expecting a baby, they recounted their first emotions as mom and dad…

#AlexBelli #DeliaDuran #Gabriel #ANewBeginning" #SilviaToffanin’s #Verissimo #Silvia #first

https://www.today.it/tv/news/alex-belli-delia-duran-genitori.html