Companies around the world – from technology firms to air carriers – are halting their activities in Russia, as Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine ended its ninth day looking set to worsen, not ease. Technology companies including Google, Airbnb and Intel suspended their Russian operations on Friday. US technology giant Google stopped selling online advertisements in Russia, having previously banned Russian state-funded media from buying or selling ads through its technology. It also switched off real-time traffic information services for Ukraine in its Google Maps navigation software, in a move to …