Sources say the showrunner's exact role in “Metropolis” is still being negotiated as the project is in the very early stage of development.

The new season is set over the course of 72 days between the election, which is dubbed "the most difficult transition of power in history."

The drama, which has received a script commitment, is described as a "modern-day reboot" of the cult classic movie.

"Going in Style" follows Willie, Joe and Al who decide to buck retirement and step off the straight-and-narrow for the first time in their lives.

"Bye, bye America and work on the protocols that will eventually move you out of the Philippines," Duterte said.

President Barack Obama admitted to reporters that he had asked himself whether the United States did enough to halt the conflict.

"It's a sovereign immune vessel, clearly marked in English not to be removed from the water - that it was U.S. property," an official said.

The findings in the US journal PLOS ONE focused on hundreds of research articles published in international scientific journals.