Singapore court fines French teenager US$465 for viral straw-licking prank

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A French teenager who posted a video of himself licking a straw and returning it to an iJooz vending machine in Singapore was fined S$600 (US$465) for public nuisance on Thursday.The clip had gone viral after someone in his Instagram circle recorded it and forwarded the footage to a media outlet, the defence said.Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, pleaded guilty to one count of public nuisance, with a second charge of mischief taken into consideration.On March 12, Maximilien attended a...