FOCUS: New Caledonia heads to 2nd vote on independence from France

The Pacific island territory of New Caledonia will again vote on Sunday on whether to become independent of France.The weekend vote is the second of three possible referenda negotiated between Paris and pro-independence groups in 1998 and comes two years after 56.7 percent of the New Caledonians who voted decided against cutting ties with France in 2018.Although the outcome of Sunday's referendum remains uncertain, the territory will have another opportunity to vote on independence if more than 50 percent of voters again choose to remain with France.Located about 17,000 kilometers from Pari…READ FULL ARTICLE