Sputnik has gathered pictures of the most important and colourful events of March 2020 in the following photo gallery.

The hosts of the conference, organised by the newspaper AiF, included prominent Russian animal tamers, vets, and even the Hermitage museum's resident oracle cat Achilles, known for predicting the outcome of sporting competitions.

Earth Hour, which started in Sydney, Australia back in 2007, has now spread around the world as a global solidarity movement with millions of people turning off unnecessary lights and electrical appliances to highlight the importance of taking measures to counter environmental challenges.

Earlier this month, Italy overtook China, the birthplace of the deadly coronavirus, in the severity of the outbreak. While it still trails the US in terms of the total number of COVID-19 cases, the death toll in the southern European country is chilling.

Sputnik's photo gallery invites you to check out the most important and eye-catching events that took place across the world in the past seven days.

With the new coronavirus pandemic in full swing and amid a shortage of face masks in our local pharmacies, let’s learn something new about this (now) really precious object.

Cartoonists from more than 50 countries have joined a virtual contest held by Iran, entitled “We’ll Defeat Coronavirus”.

On 21 March, Russian President Vladimir Putin in talks with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte confirmed Russia's readiness to provide prompt assistance to Italy in the fight against the COVID-19 virus.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who is one of the longest-serving Russian cabinet members and has been steering the country’s diplomacy at the helm of the Foreign Ministry since 2004, turns 70 on 21 March.

Sputnik's photo gallery invites you to check out the most important and eye-catching events that took place across the world in the past seven days.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic people have been stocking up on food so that, in case of quarantine, they do not need to leave their homes and go to grocery stores.

Voskhod-2 was the second ship in the Soviet space program known as Voskhod. Its crew comprised of commander Pavel Belyaev and pilot Alexei Leonov. The purpose of the flight was to carry out the first manned spacewalk in history.

Feathers, glitter, comedy, jazz, beauty and eroticism - this is the perfect recipe for a good burlesque show which these ladies from Moscow sure know how to pull off!

A coronavirus pandemic is raging across the world quarantine measures being taken and celebrities and public figures may be particularly at risk.

People love cute animals - especially when those creatures are little, fluffy, and vulnerable. But even big, scaly, and dangerous predators can become our friends - and in that case, nothing will stop us from loving them and caring for them every day.

Sputnik's weekly photo gallery presents a compilation of photos that show the most significant and spectacular events that took place across the globe over the past seven days.

Great works of art have become famous for a reason, as they are captivating in a way that is both immediate and timeless. However, they also inspire emotionally disturbed or unhinged individuals to vandalise the work.

As the coronavirus, dubbed COVID-19, continues to spread around the world, authorities are moving to cancel festivals, mass entertainment and sports events and in some cases even military drills and schools.

The cold, monochrome world of the South Pole hides amazing life and a host of natural wonders. Here, the eye learns to distinguish many shades of white, and the mind wonders how life can exist in such extreme climatic conditions.

How the impact of coronavirus appears from outer space in the cities of China, Japan, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Iran - in a series of satellite images.