Kyrgyz cabinet sworn in 
 
      Kyrgyzstan's new cabinet was sworn in on Tuesday as President Kurmanbek Bakiyev vowed social stability and better life for his people, reports from Kyrgyz capital of Beshkek said.

    Bakiyev said in a speech at the inauguration ceremony that the year 2005 was spent on "political debates which are still continuing," thus the new government should not rush into anythingbut rather proceed with its work step by step.

    The primary job is to maintain social stability and defend the authority of the country's constitution, Bakiyev told Prime Minister Felix Kulov and other ministers after they took the oath in the parliament.

    Bakiyev was elected president in July following a March uprising that ousted former President Askar Akayev.

    However, the new cabinet had not been formed until October because the parliament rejected some key figures as candidates for ministerial positions as these people helped Bakiyev gain power.

    Although the cabinet has been functioning since October, it has just been sworn in to ensure the presence of as many lawmakers as possible at the ceremony.
 

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Shenzhou-6 module operates normally 
 
 

Computer simulation of the Shenzhou-6 orbital module in space flight. (CCTV.com/file)

    BEIJING, Dec. 19 -- China's Shenzhou-6 orbital module has been operating normally for 60 days, with scientific experiments being conducted smoothly in the spacecraft.

    Liu Junze, head of the orbital craft control office under the space flight control center in Beijing, said the re-entry module left the orbital module on October 17, 2005, returning home safely.

    He said that over the past 60 days, the orbital module has been orbiting the earth smoothly, with onboard equipment in good condition for all the types of designed programs and experiments.

    Liu Junze added that data is being collected from the orbital craft for future space flights and docking missions.

    (Source: CRIENGLISH.com)
 
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