Odessa's Jews on Evacuation Alert, Russia Launches Choppers Near the Baltics.

The article reports on the social, political, and economic conditions of various countries. Topics discussed include the preparation of Jewish community in Odessa, Ukraine for a possible emergency evacuation due to violence, deployment of Russian patrol helicopters near Baltic borders as tensions caused by Ukraine crisis increase, and the amnesty given by Albania to businesses with overdue taxes to boost the economy. It also mentions the all-female mine sweeping team created in Tajikistan.