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Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has halted sales of its products in Russia, as the corporate exodus from Russia continues amid unprecedented sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine. The company also limited the use of its Apple Pay and Apple Maps services, while removing Russian state-funded publishers like RT News and Sputnik from its app store.
moderately negative