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Disney company has completed its takeover of 21th Century Fox in a deal that could dramatically reshape Hollywood and the world of entertainment.

The move cast doubts over the jobs of thousands of workers. From Los Angeles, here's David Willis.

The Walt Disney company has acquired two thirds of a 21th Century Fox for a cool 71 billion dollars.

That's a move that industry insiders say will dramatically alter the entertainment landscape.

The deal paves the way for Disney to launch its own streaming service Disney Plus later this year and to its already impressive stable of films and franchises, among them Star Wars, the Muppets and some of the Marvel characters.

It can now add a whole new range of film and TV shows, including Dead Pool, Avatar, The Simpsons and X-Men.

The acting President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has said the country's capital should be renamed Nursultan in honor of his predecessor.

Mr. Tokayev was speaking the day after Nursultan Nazarbayev announced he was resigning from the post he had held for nearly thirty years.

He'll continue to play a leading role in Kazakhstan as chairman of the Security Council and head of the ruling party.

Police in South Korea have arrested four men suspected of having secretly filmed hundreds of guests in their motel rooms and live-streamed the footage on a pay-per-view website. The videos were live-streamed to pay-per-view members. From Soeul, Laura Bicker reports.

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