Week in pictures: September 7

European planemaker Airbus expects Chinese airlines to buy more than 100 of its A380 superjumbos Photograph: Ralph Orlowski/Getty

Rocketing global food prices are causing acute problems of hunger in poor countries and have put back the fight against poverty by seven years, the World Bank said. Read the article Photograph: Graham Turner/Guardian

Eurostar reported a 21.3% increase in passenger numbers as the opening of St Pancras International station and debut of a £5.8bn high-speed link through south England lured more passengers to the cross-Channel train operator. (Read the article) Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP

Mattel admitted that there could be toy shortages this Christmas, after announcing its third product recall of Chinese-made products in just over a month Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty

A mail-order diet firm which helps a mostly male clientele to lose weight has been named as the fastest growing company in America as a nation of fast food addicts wakes up to the dangers of obesity Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty

Jean-Claude Trichet at the European Central Bank kept rates on hold at 4%, while the Bank of England also held at 5.75% - for the second month in a row Photograph: Martin Oeser/Getty

Rentokil Initial claims to have developed an environmentally friendly urinal that could save the equivalent of 840 Olympic-sized swimming pools of water a year at a firm with 2,000 male staff Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian

The world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, failed to see the funny side of a musical about its global retailing dominance. The production began an off-Broadway theatrical run in New York this week. Photograph: PR

The west's leading economics thinktank the OECD has called for an immediate cut in US interest rates as it warned that the fallout from the housing crisis could trigger a recession in the world's leading economy Photograph: Ted S Warren/AP

Social networking site Facebook has made profiles searchable to the public, and through search engines next month, in a bid to maintain its explosive growth Photograph: PR

Shares in UK computer games maker SCi Entertainment jumped as it confirmed an 'extremely preliminary approach' Photograph: Public domain

The new owner of Sanctuary Music Group is closing its UK recorded music division, leaving acts such as The Charlatans and Kelly Osbourne without a label Photograph: MJ Kim/Getty

Apple CEO Steve Jobs apologised and offered $100 (£50) credits to customers who shelled out $599 for the most advanced model of the iPhone this summer, only to have the company unexpectedly slash the price $200 in a push to boost holiday sales Photograph: Paul Sakuma/AP