11.   Nearby, environmental activists chained themselves to the railroad tracks leading into the Chernobyl zone, demanding the immediate closure of the still-functioning plant.

12.   Popescu said that he ordered the immediate closure of the mine until better safety measures could be implemented.

13.   Separately, Deputy Education Minister Somsak Prisanananthakul told The Nation newspaper that shops found selling ancient artifacts will face an immediate closure.

14.   The government blamed student leaders for the rioting in a statement issued Monday afternoon, and ordered the immediate closure of all schools until further notice.

15.   The protesters, who called on immediate closure of Incirlik, were prevented by police from reaching the U.S. consulate in the city.

16.   Hirsch called for the immediate closure of the most dangerous reactors, which he said provided just five percent of electricity in Ukraine and seven percent in Russia.

17.   A French court ordered the immediate closure on Friday of all offices in one wing of the building amid fears over safety.

18.   A French court Friday ordered the immediate closure of all offices in one wing of the futuristic Arche de la Defense near Paris amid fears over safety.

19.   China announced a new anti-pollution measure Thursday that could result in the immediate closure of tens of thousands of factories across the country.

20.   Despite emergency repairs, the court ruled that the work was unlikely to be completed Friday or over the weekend, and thus ordered its immediate closure.