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Snapshot one: In the center of Halandri, northern Athens, an area notorious for its parking problems, a driver leaves his car almost in the middle of the street and rushes off to do a spot of shopping. Meanwhile, cars are blocked as the bus can't pass, and when the driver finally returns, the gathered crowd greets him with some choice words.

The police attribute the traffic jam caused on Christmas afternoon until 9.00 p.m. in Parnassos and specifically on the road from Livadi to Arachova to technical problems with electric vehicles.

A major traffic jam with a five-kilometer queue was created on Wednesday afternoon in Arachova due to a sudden blizzard that hit the area.

More than 12,000 lightning strikes were recorded across the country by midday Thursday, according to the National Observatory of Athens' Zeus lightning detection network. Forecasts for bad weather with intense lightning activity had been made since the beginning of the week.

A prosecutor has filed charges against an unnamed individual over the killing and torture of an eight-year-old Husky named Oliver in the popular winter resort town of Arachova, central Greece, in November last year.

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the head of the Athens prosecutor's office to investigate the case of a dog that appears to have been beaten to death with a metal rod in West Attica.

The case in Megara is the latest in a recent spate of particularly horrendous abuse cases against companion and working animals, a trend that has landed Greece on blacklists among European nations.

The performance of short-term rental accommodation located in Greece's most popular winter destinations, such as Arachova and Kalavryta, is lower than last winter. Apparently, the wave of inflation over the last year and the mild weather have worked against attracting more visitors - these are destinations aimed almost exclusively at Greek visitors, which actually limits their appeal.

A 54-year-old police officer from Viotia, central Greece stabbed his ex-partner on Saturday, who was hospitalized in Livadeia Hospital in stable condition. According to state-broadcaster ERT, the incident occurred outside the Police Department of Paralia Distomou, where the woman went to report her former partner.

The police said on Tuesday that from the evidence it has seen so far there are no signs of human abuse against an 8-year-old Husky that died of severe injuries last week in Arachova, making the Mount Parnassos resort the target of an online boycott campaign by animal lovers who say the dog was violently tortured.