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The Sofia City Prosecutor's Office (SCP) is starting operations on the Anti-Corruption Fund's revelations about violations related to the selection of a contractor and the accelerated construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline through Bulgaria.

Türkiye's construction sector is struggling with labor shortages, while the problem is expected to grow as new projects begin in 11 of all 81 provinces in the country that were affected by the devastating earthquakes in February.

The lack of workers adds to the industry's already existing problems, such as elevated costs, people from the sector said.

The Public Contractors and Businessmen's Association (KAMİAD) has called for equipment and human resources for the construction of 650,000 houses in the earthquake zone, which covers 11 provinces.

The three construction companies invited by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum to submit offers for the construction of closed type accomodation centres have been selected as contractors, according to a ministry decision posted on the Diavgeia website.

US company Google has acknowledged that its subcontractors can listen to recordings of what people are saying, using the artificial intelligence system Google Assistant.

A bar owner at Kolonaki, central Athens, had his electricity cut off due to high unpaid bills. He was approached by an electrician who offered to reconnect the bar every Friday evening, so the bar could open for the weekend, and disconnect it again every Monday, to avoid detection - all for 800 euros a week.

The Turkish government has unveiled new measures to harness the construction sector to eliminate "rotten apples" amid growing outcry over safety weaknesses and "unearned income" gains in the sector.