They were promised that once 100, 000 ethnic Nepalese had congregated in the camps as Bhutanese refugees, they would all return in triumph to Bhutan with international support and then reclaim their properties.

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The Springboks had already clinched the series but the Lions ensured they return home on a winning note after their first Test triumph since Brisbane in 2001.

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After beating Jimmy White in the second stage of qualifying, Doherty is desperate to return to the scene of his greatest triumph.

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The toughest episode though also, in his view, a triumph came in 1983-84, with the talks that arranged the return of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty.

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