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Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Yahoo
Wisconsin man charged with 20 counts of child porn possession with $50,000 cash bond, shared 60+ images online
CALEDONIA, Wis. (WFRV) – A 23-year-old Wisconsin man faces 20 counts of felony child pornography possession after an investigation into a cyber tip revealed he had at least 60 images of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) through an online messaging app. According to the Caledonia Police Department, the investigation began on January 30, 2025, when an Internet Crimes Against Children cybertip linked possible CSAM to a Caledonia address. Appleton man charged with possession of child porn & distribution of bestiality, cash bond set at $15k Detectives obtained a search warrant for an online messaging app called 'Kik' where it was allegedly shared. Further investigation included surveillance of the suspect, identified as Christopher Dufay. On Tuesday, the department conducted an operation to arrest and execute a search warrant at Dufay's home in Caledonia. The investigation revealed at least 60 images of CSAM, to which Dufay admitted to possessing in an interview with a detective. The Racine County District Attorney's Office charged him with 20 counts of child pornography possession, labeling them Class D Felonies. His cash bond was set at $50,000. Wisconsin man who organized large statewide drug trafficking organization gets 12 years in prison The Caledonia Police Department said the operation on Tuesday was aided by an FBI Task Force Officer, a special agent with the Wisconsin Department of Justice's Division of Criminal Investigation and Mount Pleasant Police Department's electronic detection dog. No additional details were provided. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Zawya
26-02-2025
- Business
- Zawya
African online retailer Jumia sees growth despite Chinese competition
Africa-focused e-commerce retailer Jumia Technologies will grow orders by up to 25% and continue to cut costs this year while fighting to keep its market share from Chinese competitors like Temu seeking to expand on the continent, its CEO said recently. Jumia has been aggressively cutting costs to try to turn profitable, including by reducing head count, exiting everyday grocery items and food delivery and cutting delivery services not related to its e-commerce business. Francis Dufay said the African e-commerce market was deep enough for more players like Temu, which entered the Nigerian market in December. Jumia reached six million customers last year in nine countries, which have a combined population of 600 million people, including Africa's most populous, Nigeria. "They (Temu) are spending a lot of money so they can take a share, but the market is so big it will not hurt our potential to grow," Dufay told Reuters. "There's room for everyone to grow, even if they take some share of the market." Dufay said Jumia would expand to new cities and underserved rural areas while cutting costs on operations and logistics. The company is aiming to narrow its loss before tax by as much as a third to between $65-$70m this year, he added.
Reuters
21-02-2025
- Business
- Reuters
African online retailer Jumia sees growth despite Chinese competition
LAGOS, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Africa-focused e-commerce retailer Jumia Technologies will grow orders by up to 25% and continue to cut costs this year while fighting to keep its market share from Chinese competitors like Temu seeking to expand on the continent, its CEO said on Friday. Jumia has been aggressively cutting costs to try to turn profitable, including by reducing head count, exiting everyday grocery items and food delivery and cutting delivery services not related to its e-commerce business. Francis Dufay said the African e-commerce market was deep enough for more players like Temu, which entered the Nigerian market in December. Jumia reached 6 million customers last year in nine countries, which have a combined population of 600 million people, including Africa's most populous, Nigeria. "They (Temu) are spending a lot of money so they can take a share, but the market is so big it will not hurt our potential to grow," Dufay told Reuters. "There's room for everyone to grow, even if they take some share of the market." Dufay said Jumia would expand to new cities and underserved rural areas while cutting costs on operations and logistics. The company is aiming to narrow its loss before tax by as much as a third to between $65 and $70 million this year, he added.
Telegraph
21-02-2025
- Automotive
- Telegraph
UK's rarest cars: 1964 Daihatsu Compagno, the only one left
At times, an apparently minor event heralds a social revolution. Few, if any, British motorists reading about the Daihatsu Compagno in May 1965 would have predicted that a decade later, there would be a trade agreement to stem imports of cars from Japan. The Compagno was the first Japanese car officially sold in this country and today this B-registered example resides at the West Bromwich headquarters of International Motors. Daihatsu introduced the Compagno in 1963. It combined Vignale-styled bodywork with a separate ladder-type chassis. The engine was a four-cylinder 797cc unit with a steering column-mounted lever to operate the gearbox. The car shown here was the press demonstrator for the UK concessionaire Dufay (Birmingham) Ltd. It seems to have been imported before the first official batch of Compagnos arrived on 29 May 1965, hence its 1964 registration. Sales were via Dufay's Great Portland Street offices, and the firm promised: 'Daihatsu created the Berlina (the Italian coachbuilding term for a saloon body style) for those who dream of sports car beauty and excitement, yet must look for family comfort and safety.' There was talk in the press of 250 dealers applying for distribution facilities, with projected annual sales of 250 in 1965, rising to 2,500 in 1966 and 20,000 within five years. Dufay offered the Compagno saloon and a three-door estate, with plans to import the very attractive Spider cabriolet. This newspaper thought the 'smooth and free-revving' engine gave a 'comparatively lively performance with the help of a four-speed all-synchromesh gearbox'. Motor found the Compagno 'a dainty eye-catcher if you want to be different', as well as describing its styling as following 'the current pert fashion'. A less impressed Autocar thought: 'In the design of the suspension, engine, transmission and brakes, it follows very closely much that was popular and conventional on British cars some eight or 10 years ago.' The magazine's writer, Stuart Bladon, later recalled that the Compagno was incredibly slow. In the face of a 20mph wind, this actual car was unable to achieve 60mph, while the Yokohama tyres seemed to have 'hardly any grip at all' in the wet. Other challenges included selling a Japanese car in Britain 20 years after the end of the Second World War – as well as its price. At £799, the Daihatsu cost £70 more than a Ford Cortina Mk1 1500 Super and nearly £140 more than a Hillman Minx. However, the level of standard equipment was remarkable for a small car: twin spotlights and reversing lights, whitewall tyres, electric windscreen washers, 'anti-glare' tinted glass and a radio with a 'semi-power' antenna. The owner could further boast of wing mirrors, the 'woodgrain facia' incorporating a clock and a cigarette lighter, the heater and footwell fresh air vents, as well as the reclining front seats. If the engineering beneath that smart Italian suit, with its leaf rear springs and all-drum brakes, was dated even by the standards of the mid-Sixties, at least the Compagno was very well built and its column gear lever was easy to operate. 'Japan's Answer to Economy – With Luxury in Mind' might have enjoyed a niche as a well-appointed compact town car for the sedate motorist were it not for its less-than-effective marketing. Dufay was a film stock specialist with no motor trade experience; it never established a dealership network. By 1966, the Compagno's saga in the UK appeared to be over. The car you see here is believed to be the sole example on the road. Steve Eardley from International Motors observes: ' Dufay imported only eight cars.' The last of circa 120,000 Compagnos departed the Osaka factory in 1970, whereupon Daihatsu did not market its products in the UK until the TKM group re-commenced sales in 1977. By 1990 TKM had acquired two Compagno saloons and a cabriolet, which all resided under tarpaulins at its centre in Dover. This car was among them and TKM's managing director Peter Kirkland decided that of the trio it stood the best chance of refurbishment. Restoration began in 1991 and the Compagno returned to the road in 1992. Today, its historical importance is undeniable; a form of Trojan Horse to the British motor industry. In 1966 Autocar wrote 'the present dribble' of Japanese imports was 'unlikely to become a flood'. This prediction proved as accurate as Decca's spurning The Beatles in 1962 on the grounds that 'guitar groups are on the way out'. And, in its modest way, this tiny Compagno set the template for so many imported Japanese cars of the 1970s. It may have been technically unadventurous, but it was well-equipped, well-built – and unlike many domestic products it was virtually guaranteed to start first time.
