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NEW YORK http://www.winnipegjetsteamstore.com/adidas-patrik-laine-jersey , Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Pop star Robyn Rihanna Fenty on Tuesday called for an end to gun violence in a post mourning her cousin's death, becoming the latest high-profile figure to raise concern over gun control.


Following photos with her cousin posted on Instagram, the always best-selling singer wrote: ""Can't believe it was just last night that I held you in my arms! Never thought that would be the last time I felt the warmth in your body!!!""


Rihanna ended her post with the hash tag #endgunviolence. She didn't tell the cousin's name but tagged his Instagram account in one of the photos.


The singer's post has received support from millions of fans and tens of thousands of comments.


Local media identified the slain man as 21-year-old Tavon Kaiseen Alleyne, who was reportedly gunned down near his home in the Caribbean country of Barbados, Rihanna's homeland.


Visitors to the island were suggested to ""be vigilant at all time,"" according to the British government's foreign travel advice.


""The local police have advised residents and visitors against wearing visible gold jewelry due to a spate of robberies particularly in Bridgetown and other popular tourist areas,"" the travel advice added.


Bridgetown is the capital of Barbados and birthplace of Rihanna, whose career is thriving in the United States.

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RAMALLAH, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President MahmoudAbbas slammed on Sunday the peace deal proposed by U.S. PresidentDonald Trump, calling it a ""a slap on the face.""


Abbas told members of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)Central Council, who convened in the city of Ramallah for two days,that Trump's ""deal of the century"" is ""a slap on the face,"" adding""we will slap back.""


The Central Council convened for two days to come up withstrategic decisions on the peace process, the relations with Israeland to discuss Trump's declaration last December to recognizeJerusalem as Israel's capital.


""Jerusalem was removed from the table by a tweet of Mr. Trump,""said Abbas, adding that ""the status of Jerusalem is like Mecca.Nothing is more important than Jerusalem.""


The Palestinians consider East Jerusalem, which was occupied byIsrael during the Arab-Israeli war in 1967, as the capital of theirfuture independent state, while Israel declared the integralJerusalem as its eternal capital.


""We say No to what contradicts with our fate, our future or ourcause or our people... No and a thousand Nos and now we say toTrump No and No and we tell Trump 'the deal of the century' is 'aslap of the century,"" said Abbas.


He stressed that ""the Palestinians will not leave or make orrepeat the mistakes of the past,"" adding ""this is a fateful momentthat calls on every Palestinian to immediately stand up to defendthe fate of the eternal capital.""


Meanwhile, Abbas criticized Islamic Hamas movement and theIslamic Jihad for boycotting the meeting of the PLO CentralCouncil. The two groups said they decided not to join the meetingbecause it was not held in one of the Arab countries.


""It bothered me a lot that our brothers said at the last minutethat they would not attend because the place of the meeting is notappropriate. Where is the place in their eyes to make fatefuldecisions freely?"" said Abbas.


He went on saying ""I may not blame Islamic Jihad because they donot work in politics, but what bothers me is our brothers inHamas.""


Speaker of the Council Salim Za'noon said earlier that ""theUnited States is no longer a sponsor of the peace process after itsdeclaration on Jerusalem.


He said that ""any ideas that are traded under the name of 'thedeal of the century' must be confronted. It seeks to impose adeficient solution that does not meet the minimum of our legitimaterights.""


""We must reaffirm the rights of our people to resist theoccupation in its entire legitimate means and to make its costgreat. The Palestinian National Council (PNC) should be consideredas the Legislative Council of the Palestinians,"" he added.Enditem

" The cast of Fresh Off the Boat: (from left) Forrest Wheeler, Ian Chen, Constance Wu, Randall Park and Hudson Yang Photo: AFP

Even if the available source to watch ABC's comedy series Fresh Off the Boat is still limited in China, this American TV show that focuses on Asian American families has won generally positive reviews among Chinese viewers.


On media site douban, the show holds a score of 8.310 with 35 percent of users giving it five stars out of five and 47.4 percent giving it four stars.


Based on well-known entrepreneur Eddie Huang's book Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir, the show depicts the story of young Eddie and his family after they move from Washington D.C. to Orlando and the cultural clashes they experience as they try to live the American Dream.


Personally, I'm glad to see a show focusing on Asian-Americans, a large group that lives in the US, especially when the characters are loveable and the punch lines are decent and not offensive. Many other Chinese viewers also expressed similar excitement upon seeing Asian characters take the lead role in a US TV series.


Of course seeing Asian entertainers in Western films and TV shows is nothing new, but this is the first time that a Chinese family are front and center on their own show.


Years ago, I never really felt happy whenever I saw Asian roles in American shows, since most of the roles were minor roles, stereotypes, unlovable or they chose an actress who, in a sense, may come across as a beauty to Westerners, but is no where near as beautiful as the stars we have here.


However this trend seems to have reversed itself. Ming-Na Wen, who appeared on NBC's ER during the 1990s, is now a main character on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., while Maggie Q was the lead on Nikita. Their depictio.