Take our weekly news quiz; a Hawaiian snack obsession
 | | PHOTOGRAPHS BY SEAN GALLUP, GETTY IMAGES | | Before Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, Germany had been spending $200 million a day on oil and gas from Russia, its primary energy supplier. Austria, Poland, and France were among other heavily dependent nations. Moscow’s unprovoked attack and its slaughter of civilians have prompted European sanctions on the Kremlin—and turbocharged the region’s efforts to cut its addiction to Russian fuel.
Germany and Poland both have pledged to end Russian oil purchases by the end of the year, and they and other countries are accelerating a transition to renewable energy sources like wind (pictured above, wind turbines under construction in Germany). In the meantime, they’re seeking natural gas from other suppliers, including the United States.
But how fast can they cut off the spigot from Russia? They must do it rapidly, one German analyst says. It’s about controlling our own fate, he adds.
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 | | PHOTOGRAPH BY ARNOLD PAIRA, LAIF/REDUX | | Unlikely tourist destination: The nation’s leader is implicated in the murder of a Washington Post journalist. Women have struggled to get the right to drive a car. Saudi Arabia, however, wants to promote limited tourism in the oil-rich kingdom—beyond the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. The new Saudi spotlight is on the ancient port of Jeddah, Nat Geo reports. (Pictured above, Jeddah’s Shafi’i Mosque, with its 800-year-old minaret.)
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| | | A Hawaiian sweet shop: In the 50th U.S. state, where do you go for specialties like seaweed-wrapped rice crackers, shave ice, and seasoned popcorn? To the “crack seed” store, of course. The name comes from the preservation process for li hing mui, or Hawaiian sour plum; over time, its pit cracks open. The fruit’s addictive flavor is used in everything from sore throat remedies to ice cream toppings. “Crack seed (pictured above) has become shorthand for the array of dried and preserved international snacks found at these shops,” Kathleen Wong reports. | | | |
| | Once banned, now taught: Under a dictatorship, Sudan’s non-Muslim heritage was suppressed. After Omar al Bashir’s departure, topics like the pyramid tombs of Kushite kings and queens were taught again. Photographer and Nat Geo Explorer Nichole Sobecki shows these schoolchildren en route to the pyramids in the ancient capital of Meroe. This image on our Instagram account came on assignment for our story in February, “Sudan’s Reckoning,” which shows how young Sudanese are drawing inspiration from their past to demand a better future for their country. | | | |
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